| While banding in Sherwood, Marilynne Keyser
recaptured a six-year old male bluebird at David and Glenda Wecks on Westfall
Road. He was banded as a nestling at a nearby nestbox on Baker Road
on July 11, 1994. He was recaptured nesting on Gail Bolstad’s property
across the street from the Wecks in both 1998 and 1999.
Fred Robinson recaptured a male bluebird
that is at least 5 years old at a nestbox on his property on Nelson Road
in Newberg. He was banded as an adult at the same nestbox on May
16, 1996, making him at least one-year-old when banded. Since then,
Fred has recaptured him nesting in the same location in 1997, 1998 and
2000. Although not recaptured in 1999, his mate from the prior years
was recaptured, suggesting that he was the breeding male in that year as
well. With this assumption, we can conclude that this male fathered
12 broods over the 5 years, producing 62 offspring.
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