I am due for a nest check but was unable to do so today. Could be my 2 boys running me ragged? My 3 1/2 year old son says he is a baby bird. I am assuming he has caught on to my fascination with the Martins and wants in on the attention.

The chortling and noise that my martins have been making has died down. The same number of birds but many females are now tucked within their gourds. Only coming out for brief periods for a quick meal. I am estimating another 4 or so females have begun incubating their eggs. Others are standing watch over their valuable commodities.

Several of the females are frequenting my egg shells. They sit and peck away on the feeding platform that is mounted below my Martin house.

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