A bluebird family

I've enjoyed monitoring bluebird houses over the last few years, but it's been a thrill to be able to spy on a bluebird family this spring, thanks to an Eagle Scout project last year installing a bluebird box with a webcam adjacent to the Bob Campbell Geology Museum (part of the Garden where I work).

 
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Eastern Bluebirds

A joy in the Garden's meadows are Eastern bluebirds, who make use of the nestboxes and meadow-supported caterpillars to raise multiple broods each year.

The first breeding session is underway; this box is one of the most desirable, with a large expanse of meadow below.

I've been seeing a male bluebird perched on the top in recent weeks. I'll have to check if he's found a mate yet, and set up a nursery nest.