The Real Last Chicks of the Year

We had one more late bluebird nest on Putah Creek with healthy chicks! They hatched in a nest box near Mace Boulevard in Davis under a shady oak tree, and I banded them recently. Next week I’ll check to see if they all fledged.

Western Bluebird chicks at about 7 days old, a week before banding. Photo: Hanika Cook

Bluebird nestling with new bands at about 14 days old. Photo: Hanika Cook

Banding seems to have concluded recently along the Davis Covell Greenbelt too, a couple of days after the final Putah Creek brood. Another season of many healthy chicks!

Bat and other mammal monitoring continues on Putah Creek, and fall avian surveys are just around the corner.

-Hanika