The Results Are In: Summer Cavity Nesting Program

With 38 nesting boxes here at Drumlin Farm, it’s been a busy summer of monitoring eastern bluebirds, tree swallows, house wrens and black-capped chickadees. One of the most abundant visitors is the eastern bluebird, which volunteers Steve Webster and his wife Elizabeth had been monitoring all summer. Luckily for us, Steve often brings his camera gear and managed to snag this beautiful photo during one of his recent sightings:

Photo by Steve Webster

Photo by Steve Webster

Since 2007, we’ve seen a total of 778 fledged chicks, and the results from this year are in: 82 fledglings! Best of all, we broke a record with 34 tree swallow fledglings. Here’s the complete breakdown of yet another successful year:

Eastern Bluebird: 41 fledglings
Tree swallows: 34 fledglings
House wrens: 3 fledglings
Black-capped chickadees: 4 fledglings (this is our first chickadee nest since 2010!)

Thank you to the 22 volunteers who kept an eye on all of our nests this summer!