I had a gourd with 6 baby TS that was raided by E. Sparrows and all but 1 baby was killed. There was a BS nest at the barn with babies that looked to be the same size that I placed the baby TS in.
This pic was the day after he joined the nest.
This pic is after 13 days in the nest.
He fledged on the 14th day.
Here comes foster mom with lunch.
Neat story huh?
Martin Colony History: Erected 1st house in 1997. Birds were checking it out before Mike got down from the ladder. Six cavities had a little colony 1st year. Grown to 88 cavities all gourds with near 100% occupancy. Most important factor for success is rain = bugs.