A couple weeks back I revisited Area One, checking those other couple "later" nests. I am happy to report that both are housing nesting tree swallows.
Mom didn't want to leave the one box so I let her be. For now, I can easily assume there is 5 eggs/young inside. I'm sure I have mentioned before that 5 is the average for a swallow nest although 6 happens quite often as well.
You can see how agitated mom is here and can understand why I chose to just back off.
And there was hatches in the other box. I definitely could make out 5 young.
That now brings us up to 13 nests and 70 eggs/young for Area One this year.
I can't believe I am already getting my head around the fact that I will be checking the boxes again soon, cleaning them out.
Time sure flies!
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