Around our immediate property we have 10 bluebird boxes. Many of these have been there for several years and were placed by a Biology Professor and his wife. They study the order in which the eggs are laid and also the order in which they hatch. They also keep track of the babies until they fledge. As seen in one of the pictures, they are banded for later identification. The other picture shows a baby eating a mulberry. Bluebirds usually are insect eaters but evidently, they also enjoy a fruity snack. Several of our bluebird boxes have a second round of eggs. In the past, we have observed three broods from the same pair in one nesting season. This tells us that the habitat is healthy and supplies the baby birds with sufficient nourishment.
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