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Last year I monitored a chickadee nest that I discovered in early May. I kept checking it until the four fledglings left. Here's Part I:
I first noticed activity at an unlikely spot, inside the stump of a cherry tree.
Then I watched the excavation process.
And one day there were four eggs!
Incubation continued thru a rainy few weeks....to be continued.
Four hatchlings.
Four nestlings.
Empty nest!
Located one of the fledglings before they all disappeared....THE END!
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As you discovered, black-capped chickadees are cavity nesters. A few years ago in a city park I came across two little ones which had just left the nest. They were hopping around the shrubs with their parents nearby. Very cute little birds.
I always knew they were cavity nesters. As a matter of fact, I ran a nesting box program for North Cascades Audubon for 15 years .
The discovery here was the pair utilizing a cavity that was totally against the grain (no pun) by going down, and into a cavity with nothing overhead, as opposed to the standard box concept that I used. There was no top/lid to protect the young from rain and/or predators, but I guess when you get in the mood, you're not too picky.
Whatever works!
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