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Bluebird nest box #1   (Woodpecker roost in Bluebird box #1)
Female Bluebird in box Female Bluebird in box. She removed some of the Downy feathers that were in there.

About this location: A Downy Woodpecker has been using this roosting site for years. On April 16, 2003, Bluebirds started nest building in it. That night, the Downy did not roost in the box. April 12 was the last time I saw it use the box. He even chirped just before and after entering.
About the photos on this page: All of these photos were taken from a remote location. They were triggered using automatic motion-detection and some were triggered manually. A small infrared wired camera with infrared L.E.D. lights delivered the photos. Vision GS BE web cam software was used to enable the camera to work through a computer. Being infrared allows it to "see" at night. The infrared light apparently can't be seen until it is processed by the camera system.
Male Bluebird entering box Male Bluebird entering box.

Bluebird bringing in grass for nest Bluebird bringing in grass for nest. This is probably the male but from this close to the light, it is hard to tell whether it is the darker of the 2.

Bluebird pair in box Bluebird pair in box. Both of them picked at the Aspen wood chips and removed some of them. In this photo, the male has a wood chip in his mouth.

Bluebird looking out of box Bluebird looking out of box.

House Sparrows attack Pecan, thinking it is a Bluebird egg House Sparrows attack Pecan, thinking it is a Bluebird egg. Both the male and female did this. These non-native birds look friendly and harmless but they brutally kill and waste scores of Bluebirds and many other native birds so they can steal their nest sites.

Concise monitoring notes:
6/26/2003 House Sparrows attack Pecan thinking it is a Bluebird egg.
  Begun: 4/16/2003, last updated: 6/26/2003