Wednesday night I went into a drug store for something and saw that they had plastic Easter Eggs on sale for 33% off. Because I keep forgetting to dig out some old golf balls, I bought a dozen eggs and put them into the main and floor nest boxes to encourage the Reds a little.

Thursday morning I see three of the Reds gathered at the entrance to the floor next box, all making odd sounds. One of them had her head in the box and was pecking at the egg.

I don't know if this means they thought it was a strange egg (when Mildred laid an egg that had something wrong with it, it always managed to find its way out of the box), or if they've developed the habit of pecking and eating their own eggs. If it's the latter, I'll have to blow out some regular eggs and fill them with mustard to put a stop to it.

At least they're thinking about eggs now.

Also, last night I picked up some nylon wire ties at Radio Shack. And I'm borrowing a digital camera from my day job. Perhaps by Monday I'll have some kind of Gallery in place.