We got a bluebird egg on our birdcam after 0730 CDT this morning, Wed. 3/25/26!

[TonyR]

This is egg #1 to start off the season for 2026!

Bluebird Cam Live in NW Alabama

This is a box in NW Alabama for the Eastern Bluebird that has a live camera feed.

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Wow. Where's the mother?

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

The bluebird not go out at night i think? I search online, it's this one?

 

[TonyR]

Wow. Where's the mother?

A bluebird generally does not sit on the first egg, nor the subsequent eggs, until she lays the entire clutch. The female usually begins consistent incubation when the last egg is laid, or sometimes a day before. This helps ensure all eggs hatch at about the same time so feeding can begin.

Eastern Bluebirds Nests and Eggs: All you Need to Know - Avian Report

All you need to know about Bluebirds Nests and Eggs. Covers common question asked by bluebird enthusiasts.

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[TonyR]

The bluebird not go out at night i think? I search online, it's this one?

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Yes, that's a male Eastern bluebird.

They roost in the trees at night until the eggs at laid then the female generally sits on them all night and the male roosts in the trees.

 

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You sure that's not one of those small mini Easter eggs, surrounded by some dead grass?

 

[TonyR]

You sure that's not one of those small mini Easter eggs, surrounded by some dead grass?

We'll know more in a few days, man. Bought the wife a bag of those "Robins Eggs" which are chocolate covered malted milk balls with a thin candy shell and are her favorite. She may have pranked me.

 

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Yep we have them in the UK, Cadbury Mini Eggs. Very nice. If the egg melts, you'll have to get your own back with joking wife.

 

[TonyR]

#2 egg right before 0845 Thursday the 26th.

Bluebird Cam Live in NW Alabama

This is a box in NW Alabama for the Eastern Bluebird that has a live camera feed.

youtube.com

 

[Iemand91]

Cool.

My box get's a couple of Great Tits every day. I think a male and a female (once the female gets in, the (I think) male gets out. Don't spend any time together inside.
They both shuffle the material inside (some straw I put in), the pick around the entrance hole (marking their territory) but only took a little bit of material in 3 times.
So I hope it get's a nest, but I'm definitely not sure.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Very nice, more eggs on the way

 

[Looksee]

I'm such a sap! I get excited like a little kid each time I check the stream and there is a new egg. Up to 3 now. Mrs. Bluebird Robin better be fattening up her tush if she is going to keep laying.

edit: corrected Robin/Bluebird error

 

[TonyR]

I'm such a sap! I get excited like a little kid each time I check the stream and there is a new egg. Up to 3 now. Mrs. Robin better be fattening up her tush if she is going to keep laying.

Got 5 now as of late 3/29! She's gonnna be busy!

 

[Iemand91]

Cool.

My box get's a couple of Great Tits every day. I think a male and a female (once the female gets in, the (I think) male gets out. Don't spend any time together inside.
They both shuffle the material inside (some straw I put in), the pick around the entrance hole (marking their territory) but only took a little bit of material in 3 times.
So I hope it get's a nest, but I'm definitely not sure.

Well, they're definitely building a nest now. Very busy bring nesting materials inside.

I have no experience with Youtube streaming, but I've managed to get a (private) livestream going for a bit, directly from the camera. Pretty cool.
Unfortunately Youtube has no setting to disable the audio (at least; I can't find it).
That's to bad, would be cool to have it go to Youtube, but there's no way I'm going to stream our backyard audio to Youtube...

 

[TonyR]

Well, they're definitely building a nest now. Very busy bring nesting materials inside.

I have no experience with Youtube streaming, but I've managed to get a (private) livestream going for a bit, directly from the camera. Pretty cool.
Unfortunately Youtube has no setting to disable the audio (at least; I can't find it).
That's to bad, would be cool to have it go to Youtube, but there's no way I'm going to stream our backyard audio to Youtube...

If the cam has a hole for the mic maybe a piece of electrical tape over it would knock it out and you can keep the audio enabled and stream 'null' audio to YT....

 

[Iemand91]

If the cam has a hole for the mic maybe a piece of electrical tape over it would knock it out and you can keep the audio enabled and stream 'null' audio to YT....

I would like to keep the audio for ourselves.
Using the substream and disabling audio on that won't work either, because I think Youtube wants and audio-input. (and substream is a very low resolution).

I still have to build my new NAS/server and I had Frigate in mind and I think you can use that to stream to Youtube (with or without audio).
But I still haven't bought/build a system...

 

[TonyR]

I would like to keep the audio for ourselves.
Using the substream and disabling audio on that won't work either, because I think Youtube wants and audio-input. (and substream is a very low resolution).

I still have to build my new NAS/server and I had Frigate in mind and I think you can use that to stream to Youtube (with or without audio).
But I still haven't bought/build a system...

Google says you can livestream without audio but I can't find that on YT, plus I had always heard YT required audio with the video...so basically I'm no help at all...sorry!

 

[Iemand91]

Google says you can livestream without audio but I can't find that on YT, plus I had always heard YT required audio with the video...so basically I'm no help at all...sorry!

Yep, that's the same as I can find.


EDIT: I tried both main and substream with and without audio. It accepted only a stream with audio.
As soon as I disabled audio on the camera, the livestream started buffering on Youtube...