As expected, the Evil Nest Box caused consternations amongst the Finsters at bed time. Frank and Sally finally settled onto the top of the usual box (far left) on the 22nd, but it took awhile. The Societies didn't fare quite so well, although I suppose that's to be expected, considering how many cram into a 4-inch-square box each night. Each Society Finster is about three inches long, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and there are six of them. One flies to the perch, looks into the box, hops inside, turns around to look out, and waits for the next one. Now that the Evil Nest Box is in the way, this process takes much longer. From what I can tell, if the lights go out while they're still in the process of getting into the box, the last ones get stuck outside. It's a little like musical chairs. So far, one sad little Society Finster has slept alone on top of a nest box since the Evil Nest arrived. But tonight, they all made it in!

I think we all sleep a little easier when the Societies all make it into a nest at night.