CHRONOLOGY
OF THE 2004 SHARING OF
CAVITY NEST
§May 31 - 2 adult Chickadees bring food to
nest containing young
Nuthatches and Chickadees
Chickadee chicks
Nuthatches and Chickadees
§June 1 - Adult Chickadee flushed from
nest
§June 7 -
Adult female Nuthatch at nest with 2 Nuthatch and 3Chickadee chicks
§June 10 - Female Nuthatch feeding chicks and
removing fecal sacs
§June 11 - With all chicks still in nest, the
2 Nuthatch chicks fledge
§June 12 - 3
Chickadee chicks still in nest; 2 Nuthatch chicks foraging nearby
with the female Nuthatch
§June 12 (later)
Female Nuthatch feeds 3 Chickadee chicks and removes fecal
sac
§June 16 - No chicks at
nest; presumed fledged because no evidence of predation