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Late yesterday afternoon a noise caught my ear and as I opened the window and listened closely I could hear what I’d been waiting for, the Bewick’s Wren eggs had finally hatched. At least one had anyway. Whenever one of the adults would come near the nest box I’d hear a cheeping call and it wasn’t long until an adult returned with more insects. I also watched adults fly away twice with what I believe were fecal sacs. I sneaked outside later and recorded the chicks calling.
Today we went back outside to watch the wrens coming and going. I never had to wait long for their return and they brought all manner of insects with them. While I watched I saw them bring a crane fly, fuzzy fly or bumble bee, spiders and many various larvae. As I gardened around the yard they just kept coming and going even when I was close to the nest. It’s going to be fun watching them to see what else they bring for the chicks.
