flyaway > June 3: DAY 17

Four of the chicks have fledged, leaving only the male, who was likely the last to hatch and therefore the youngest. The small white sphere behind him is a fecal sac, an adaptation that allows the parents to keep the nest clean. When they leave the nest, fledglings stop producing sacs and simply eliminate normally.
flyaway > May 23: DAY 6

One chick is flapping its tiny wings with excitement!
flyaway > May 18:  DAY 1

All five eggs hatched some time in the past 48 hours, most likely this morning. Three are peeping and gaping lustily; one is a little less active; the last is still exhausted from hatching. I hope the youngest hatchling is okay.
flyaway > May 9:  

No additional eggs have been laid. This will be a clutch of five.
flyaway > The box has been painted with its number.
flyaway > June 4: DAY 18

The last nestling has fledged. There are no signs of predation, the nest and the area around the nestbox are clean and neat, and no parasites were found in the nest, so it's almost certain that all five of the little bluebirds are healthy and fledged normally.
flyaway > June 3: DAY 17

Four of the chicks have fledged, leaving only the male, who was likely the last to hatch and therefore the youngest. The small white sphere behind him is a fecal sac, an adaptation that allows the parents to keep the nest clean. When they leave the nest, fledglings stop producing sacs and simply eliminate normally.
flyaway > May 30: DAY 13

But this chick held her head right up, and kept peering around curiously at the big wide world she'd never seen before.
flyaway > May 30: DAY 13

Their eyes are open now. This chick peers around surreptitiously as she hunkers down in my hand.
June 3: DAY 17

Four of the chicks have fledged, leaving only the male, who was likely the last to hatch and therefore the youngest. The small white sphere behind him is a fecal sac, an adaptation that allows the parents to keep the nest clean. When they leave the nest, fledglings stop producing sacs and simply eliminate normally.
flyaway > June 3: DAY 17

Four of the chicks have fledged, leaving only the male, who was likely the last to hatch and therefore the youngest. The small white sphere behind him is a fecal sac, an adaptation that allows the parents to keep the nest clean. When they leave the nest, fledglings stop producing sacs and simply eliminate normally.
June 3: DAY 17

Four of the chicks have fledged, leaving only the male, who was likely the last to hatch and therefore the youngest. The small white sphere behind him is a fecal sac, an adaptation that allows the parents to keep the nest clean. When they leave the nest, fledglings stop producing sacs and simply eliminate normally.
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