Young Chickadees!

We just checked are bird nesting boxes and we found 3 Baby chickadees! one was chirping and others were sleeping

Why Ducks And bats are useful

The reason bats are important is because they eat TONS of mosquito's and wood ducks and others eat algae

~info from my dad and knowledge of bats and ducks

Wood Duck Inasive species

The invasive species is the starling and the wood pecker


~info from http://www.cumauriceriver.org/

 The purple martin has a large head and thick chests,they also have pointy wings. The males are a bluish- black, the females are black on the back and the chest and the back of the neck are gray.

Wood Duck Predators

The wood duck predators are Owls, red foxes raccoons, snapping turtles, snakes and squirrels

~info from http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

Why Do They Stay in nesting boxes

They stay in nesting boxes because they stay safe from predators it is also safe from elements.

~info from http://www.ducks.org/

Little Brown Bat Video

Here is a Little Brown Bat Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYD5gtFIT7U&feature=related