Fledged on the Fourth of July
I did, however, hear House Wrens singing on the opposite side of the Maintenance Field and when I went to investigate I discovered this nest cavity.
I watched what I think was the male bring insects to the female who was in the nest. This photo was taken on June 22nd.
I continued to visit the nest and photograph the parents feeding the chicks on a regular basis. (above)
The first time I actually saw a chick in the nest was on June 28th. By July 3rd the chicks were all very visible and I was able to take a photograph of four of them sticking their heads out of the nest hole. They were quite large and it seemed they were about ready to fledge.
On the morning of July 4th I visited the nest around 8 am but the chicks had fledged. The photo above is of one chick who was still fairly close to the nest. The others were further away in a Cherry tree and were being fed by the parents. They all eventually moved further from the nest and settled in a small thicket.
This photo was taken around 11 am on July 4th. Three of the four chicks were sitting quietly waiting to be fed. The fourth was higher up in the same tree making a racket.
