The telltale sign of a Tree Swallow nest is often feathers. In some cases, there are so many feathers, you can’t even see the underlying nest structure of dry grass or pine needles.
Photo by Gary Shackelford
2024 Songbird Nest Box Program Results for SoWBA’s Columbia County Lands
Goose Pond Sanctuary Songbird Nest Results (2022)
Potential Impacts of a Spring Freeze in Texas on Songbirds Fledged in 2021
In February central Texas experienced an unexpected deep freeze. Experts reported adverse effects on wildlife including sea turtles, fish, monarchs, and birds. Goose Pond Sanctuary and partners fledged 1,254 songbirds from boxes in 2020 (5.2 per box) and 1,031 in 2021 (4.2 per box).
Photo by Arlene Koziol
Kestrel Nest Box Program 2021
Many records were set in our 2021 Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring program that included 208 nest boxes monitored by 65 volunteers and three banders. Roughly 232 young birds fledged, 160 young were banded, and 41 adults were captured.
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
