[TN-Bird] Aggressive Chickadee behavior with Bluebird Nest
- From: James M Moore <jimimoore@xxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 22:18:33 -0400
On the home front (Jacksboro, TN-Campbell County) I still have
Purple Finches at the feeders , and the Bluebirds are expecting 4
youngins. I have also had some interesting interaction between the
Bluebirds and Chickadees. The Chickadees are STILL insisting on entering
this particular Bluebird box despite having other boxes available. On
Saturday, I observed a Chickadee drop something from the box that looked
like a fecal sack. I went out to investigate, and it was a broken
Bluebird egg!! I cannot believe a Chickadee was this aggressive or broke
an egg and then removed it from the nest, but there was the evidence. I
marvel at how he got the egg up out of the nest cavity etc.. with the
weight of the egg. Did the Chickadee break the egg first? ( It looked
like it in the nest box.) OR did it just remove an egg that was already
broken by something else? Strange. Will be interesting to watch this
saga. Today, the Bluebirds had 4 eggs once again, as she was just in the
process the past few days of beginning laying.
Anyone ever heard of such Chickadee behavior?
Nell Moore
Jacksboro, TN
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