[Bluebird-babble] Juniper Titmouse Eggs & questions

[Patrick Gould]

Hi

I have a Juniper Titmouse nesting in one of my bluebird boxes (set within the canopy of a Juniper).  I am about 6-8 mi ssw Florence, CO.

I thought the nest was empty today but decided to feel inside the cup which is filled with soft downy material.  I found that there were two eggs under the fluffy material.  Is it normal for these titmice to keep the eggs covered when the birds are not incubating?

Also, one pair of Mountain Bluebirds appear to have stopped constructing a nest after putting in a ring of grass about 4" high.  Is this normal?  A pair has begun construction of a nest in another box a ways away but within viewing distance - could this be the same pair that has just switched sites?

I guess it will take me a while to learn the in's and out's of nest box monitoring.

Pat Gould
Florence
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