It was a chilly 54º today - but insects were flying in Tarrant Park... and with them Yellow Warblers, Baltimore Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. Declining Trillium (T. flexipes) is in bloom. Honeysuckle buds are bursting.Here's what's happening in the bluebird boxes:

Box 1: nest no eggs

Box 2: This nest has been inactive for days, so I took it apart and discovered there were 2 nests. The lower nest had 2 bluebird eggs in it - both cold. So I emptied the box to give the bluebirds a chance to start anew.

Box 3: 2 Bluebird Eggs - warm to the touch

Box 5: 4 Bluebird Eggs - warm to the touch


Box 6: 5 Bluebird chicks - parents mounted a noisy bill-clacking flying attack as I looked in.


Box 8: 5 Bluebird chicks - hatched this morning