My House Wrens Are Taking Their Time
It seems like more than a month that the house wrens have moved in and set up shop in my back bluebird box. I’ve had chickadees and bluebirds in this box previously and they never seemed to take so long to fledge their babies.
It’s Simple Math Really
I had read that house wren eggs take up to two weeks to hatch and 16-17 days to fledge from the nest but I think I’ve been spoiled by my bluebirds and chickadees. Even though both of them can have longer fledging times, none of the nests I’ve had in my backyard to date have taken this long to get them out of the nest.
I haven’t been logging this like I should but I pay attention to my mowing schedule. I mow approximately once a week and the house wrens are going on three mowings since they’ve started feeding babies. I can still hear the little ones squawking when the parents bring food so I know they’re still in there.
House Wren Parents Losing Patience
I have noticed the parents doing more buzzing like noises which sounds like scolding to me. I think they’re finally fed up with going in and out of that 200 degree box to feed them-LOL!
I’ll let you know as soon as they’ve all left the nest.
