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omgosh i have baby tres!!

13 years ago

Remember the TRES that started laying eggs and then we got that week of very cold wet weather and she stopped at 3 eggs? I have been checking since to see if she would lay anymore eggs but she never laid any more than those 3. I knew she was in the box alot but she seemed mostly to be poking her head out most of the time, this past week we had really hot weather. Well today when I looked there were two baby TRES and one egg yet. I was so not expecting that. I wonder if that night on 5/12 when those three TRES spent the night in that box if she figured incubation would have started then and knew she couldn't lay anymore eggs. That would be 15 days ago which is about right. Well at least those eggs didn't go to waste, too bad she couldn't have added to them though but I am sure these three (if the third one hatches) will be very well taken care of.

Oh and my Dees have fledged today from the dead tree in the woods. I only saw the last one go. Sniff, sniff. I checked the nest and I didn't see any remaining egg so I am assuming all seven hatched and fledged, I had counted up to six babies in the nest once but it was so hard to see in I could have missed that one.

Donna

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lisa11310
13 years ago
YEA! I know my gal TRES is incubating. I have not been able to see how many new eggs she laid. I never took the 2 old ones out. Your 3 were about as old as mine right? WOW I wonder if there is hope for them? I did wittness bird sex in the box a few times last week so I dont expect babies just yet. She has so many feathers in there (cause dad brings her a feather when he comes a calling for some nookey)LOL that I cant see , today I could barley see she was in there as she was covered with feathers. Congrats on the babies! These poor birds have had 2 tough years. I hope all goes well with them! Let us know if the 3rd hatches. Congrats on the Dees too!
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dzyg
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13 years ago
Well I checked this morning and all 3 have hatched now. These eggs were laid on 5/6, 5/7 and 5/8. It really seems like incubation must have started on 5/12 when all those TRES roosted in the box for the night and the female must have known that which is why she didn't lay any more eggs. I will have to try to get a picture later today, they are so cute nestled in all the feathers.

Donna
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Same thing here in WI, we had accumulating snow on Saturday and the winds and the cold have been wicked! Haven't seen the TRES since Thursday and we had at least five to six pairs, no nestbuilding yet though. Still haven't seen a Bluebird since March 19th. It didn't even get to 40 degrees today for a high! I remember last year when we got the cold rainy weather in the middle of May, we had three eggs in two different TRES boxes. All the TRES left except for four of them who all roosted in one of the boxes that had the three eggs, I know this because I saw them all go in the box one after the other, it was weird. Once the weather got nicer the TRES in that box didn't lay any more eggs but those three eggs did hatch. In the other box that had the three eggs those eggs got pushed into the nest and the TRES added some more nesting material and laid new eggs. Donna
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Tmann, they just arrived. It is going to be rainy and cold for a week with snow on Friday. I hope they can survive to build nests and fledge babies. I also can not get a sparrow that has become attached to the TRES nest box from last year. They seem to be so sneaky this year. But I won't give up. Karen
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Kendra has a good idea about cutting off the vine at ground level. The vine will eventually turn brown and die off (but still potent). It will regrow from the root, and when it is still small, paint (or dip) the leaves with herbicide, then cover the new growth with an upside-down clay flower pot, and place a big rock over the opening. That will prevent contact with wildlife. You might have to treat the new growth more than once, and if the roots are traveling, watch for other sprouts. If you have to use a spray, first contain the plant within a space, like inside an upsidedown flower pot, plastic bag, or such, to prevent overspray.
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You must be so excited. I'm so happy to hear they are able to try again. Hopefully the weather will hold out now, and flying insects will be plentiful!
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kendra2003
13 years ago
That's an amazing story Donna. I'm so happy all three of the eggs hatched. I have a bit of a funny story about my TRES. They started laying right before the cold spell, and so they weren't around much. A HOWR destroyed their nest. They rebuilt and relayed. The other day she had three eggs in there, so I decided to check and see if she laid a fourth. I am rather short, and didn't feel like lugging out the step ladder, so I opened the box and gently placed my fingers in where the eggs should be. Boy if I didn't get a surprise! Instead of feeling the eggs, I felt momma TRES. She never budged. So I guess I will also be looking forward to three TRES babies.
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dzyg
Original Author
13 years ago
Funny Kendra! I am short too, I use a small mirror when I do nestchecks. It is about an inch and a half wide by about three inches long and has a little handle on it. Not sure where I got it but I would be lost without it!!

Donna
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