[Mnbird] Bluebird timing

[Alan Stankevitz]

Our first pair here in SE MN successfully raised five chicks and is now raising their second brood. The first brood was in a box away from our house and now they have nested in the box closest to our house that has a camera. :) So, it would certainly be a possibility this is their second brood.

Alan Stankevitz
Mound Prairie Township, Houston Co. MN

> On Jun 22, 2020, at 11:37 AM, Betsy Kerr via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
> 
> For two of the last five or so summers, we have enjoyed hosting an Eastern Bluebird pair in a nestbox in our Golden Valley yard (two blocks from N. Minneapolis, but near Theodore Wirth Park and a full block of just grass).  This year, one or both of a pair were seen or heard on occasional visits, starting around late May (May 23rd was the past arrival date), but they never stayed for long. Now the pair have been spending much more time in and around the box, leading me to think that they are going to nest here after all.  My question is about the timing.  It seems late for a first brood, but too early for a second.  Any thoughts? 
> 
> Betsy Kerr
> Golden Valley, MN
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