Baby Birds

The Northern Cardinal's nest is usually located in dense brush, thickets, or low trees.

The female cardinal builds the nest, which is constructed of twigs, grass, vines, leaves, bark strips, and rootlets. It's lined with fine grass or hair.

The female lays 2 - 5 eggs; usually 3 or 4. The eggs hatch in about 12 days. The young leave the nest 9 - 11 days after hatching.

The Eastern Bluebird nests in cavities - either a natural tree cavity, an old woodpecker hole, or a man-made bluebird house.

The nest is a loose cup of fine grasses, weeds, and twigs. The female bluebird does most of the nest-building.

The number of eggs can be from 3 - 7, but is usually 4 or 5. The eggs hatch in 13 - 16 days. The nestlings fledge in 18 - 19 days.

Although incubation is done mostly by the female, both bluebird parents feed the young.

This photo shows what they find inside the nest cavity - the open mouths of hungry babies!

Eastern Bluebirds usually have 2 broods per year, although there are sometimes three.

The American Robin's nest is built in a shrub, the fork of a tree, a horizontal branch, or on a ledge of a man-made structure.

The female does most of the nest-building, although the male often helps. The nest has a foundation of mud with twigs, grasses, and weeds added. It's lined with fine grasses.

The clutch consists of 3 - 7 eggs, but usually 4. The eggs hatch in 12 - 14 days and the nestlings fledge 14 - 16 days after hatching.

The nest of the Chipping Sparrow can be found in trees (most often in conifers, but sometimes deciduous), shrubs, and vines.

Materials used in constructing the nest include grasses, weeds, and rootlets, with a lining of very fine grass and hair.

The female lays 3 or 4 pale blue-green eggs with some darker markings or spots. She incubates the eggs for 11 - 14 days and the young birds leave the nest when they're 8 - 12 days old.

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Introduction: © Alexander Glanville | Dreamstime.com
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Cardinal Nest: Photo used under Creative Commons from Thefixer at Flickr
Bluebird Photos: © NNE and its licensors, © Laura Young
Bluebird Nest and Egg: Photo used under Creative Commons from Robert Benner
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Common Loon with Chicks: Photo used under Creative Commons from Michael Heisel