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for the last two years some small birds have built nests in artifical plants I have on my deck. Both years, it has been fun to watch the parents fly back and forth to feed the baby. I have watched them feed the babies for about two weeks. This week there was a storm and I haven't seen the birds since. They would have been protected in the nest on the deck, so I was wondering if they would be moved or move themselves after two or three weeks? Last year, the same thing happened, I was able to see those birds before they disappeared and they didn't look able to fly.
If your two or three weeks is correct they may have fledged (left the nest on their own). Chickadees can fly just two weeks after hatching and Bluebirds just 19 days after. Of course they do have a lot of predators - snakes, other larger birds, etc. Buy a field guide handbook and you will enjoy knowing what birds you are hosting.
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Bluebird Bob Walshaw
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I can answer almost any question on Eastern Bluebirds and small cavity nesters such as Chickadees, Titmice, Wrens, etc. Also general questions on other songbirds. No pet bird questions please.
Experience
I have had a 100+ nestbox trail for more than 20 years, I do a lot of writing, public speaking and educational work in this field. My hands-on Bluebird talks include more than 1000 people each year.
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Oklahoma Bluebird Society, North American Bluebird Society, National Audubon Society, Oklahoma Audubon Society, Oklahoma Fur Bearers Alliance
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Bluebird Magazine, Oklahoma Today, Fur-Fish-Game, Birds & Blooms, Nature Society News,Back Woodsman Magazine, Tulsa World, Broken Arrow ledger, Teaching Tolerance magazine,Trappers World, OK Hole Story, Birders World
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Degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA, Graduate of the Home Study Course in Bird Biology from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Oklahoma Master Naturalist. I am also a pofessional speaker and writer.
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Chosen as a public speaker for the North American Bluebird Society, Bluebird trail accepted as part of the Transcontinental Bluebird Trail, Chosen as a panel speaker at the 2006 NABS Convention.
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Many
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