The 5 eggs turned into one baby who was hairless for about the last week. Now he is feathered and the about 1/3 the size of his parents. when I open the top of the bird house, he does not look up, but I have to becuz the parents are buzzing just over my head at an incredible rate of speed & chirping a definite warning sound. I looked for "remnants" of the other 4 babies and I dont know if they were eaten or pulled from the house & then scavenged by other birds like the black birds. The female will just poke her head out of the hole & for some reason she reminds me of a killer whale's profile. she will gobble bugs as they go by, watch me warily as I mow the grass or pull weeds, and probably just get a much needed mother break. The father is never far away and during all this stormy weather, it appears both parents are in the nesting box with the baby. The nest itself is a warm inviting circle of soft feathers atop dried grasses and day lily leaves. These are very good parents... very attentive & protective. The daily drama of who will be in the box is long gone.
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