Sorry to Report....................

Fellow Bird Watchers......I'm so sorry to give you this news.

All six baby bluebirds were due to fledge yesterday on May 29th. 

Sometime between 8 p.m. on the 27th and early morning May 28th, a small predator of some sort got through the small door hole of the birdbox and killed all six defenseless chicks. My belief is that it was a small rodent(s). This can happen whether the birds are in a notch hole in a tree or birdbox. In 7 years, this has never happened on our watch. I'm reminded, along with the beauty of nature, that it has its natural downside. Our great horned owls weren't on their usual patrol that night.

After a couple days of mourning, I noticed the Mom and Pop building a new nest in our other bluebird box. Nature has its strong lessons. In the case of these bluebird parents, it is, to rebuild and move forward.
RIP sweet little Blues.

Eggs and Bird Video below (Need adobe flash for video)