It looks like there was an egg mass right on the box, and they’ve all just hatched. Be climbing the trees soon.
-Geo > On May 17, 2020, at 6:59 PM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Hi Diana and Cayugabirders, > > Here is what birdsoftheworld.org (formerly Birds of North America online) > says about Prothonotary Warbler nesting: > > <Nest Site > Selection Process > Males establish territories around one or several suitable nest sites, and > place moss inside cavities before females arrive. Male displays at each > cavity. Female selects nest cavity from among those available. Settlement by > female is related partly to quality or number of nest cavities available> > and > <Nest > Construction Process > Male places moss in potential nest sites. Amount of moss varies from several > pieces to foundation 1–8 cm deep, and male may fashion nest cup in moss. > Female alone constructs remainder of nest and lining, with male accompanying > but not assisting. > > and > <Nonbreeding Nests > Males place various amounts of moss (but not complete nests) in all available > cavities within their territory.> > > No mention of larvae. I can't quite tell what kind of larvae they are from > the one photo I can see on your site. But very interesting observation. I > didn't notice anything like this obvious new hatch of larvae on the 3 boxes I > observed there last week at Armitage Rd. I also saw/heard at least 3 > different males along the road. > > Marie > > > > > > > > > > > Marie Read Wildlife Photography > 452 Ringwood Road > Freeville NY 13068 USA > > e-mail m...@cornell.edu > Website: http://www.marieread.com > > AUTHOR of: > Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing > Birds and Their Behavior > > https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/ > ________________________________________ > From: bounce-124636532-5851...@list.cornell.edu > [bounce-124636532-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Whitings > [whiti...@roadrunner.com] > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2020 6:02 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler > > Hi All, > I was able to watch the Prothonotary Warbler on Armitage Rd. For. an > extended period of time. In the morning it was mostly foraging and singing as > well as displaying periodically. Then in mid day, it started bringing moss > into the nest box. I was wondering if this is the male making moss offerings. > I never saw more than one bird together that day. Occasionally it would > leave with a pale green larvae in it’s peak. After looking at photos when I > got home, I noticed that there was a whole area of larvae around the nest box > hole. Someone else who was observing at a different angle thought it was > adhering insects to the box. I only could see the bird bringing back moss, > but can anyone explain the larvae at the nest hole? There are a few photos > https://www.dianawhitingphotography.com/Galleries/Favorites/Favorites-2020/i-5q7LXPJ/buy > > > Diana Whiting > dianawhitingphotography.com > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
