
Mr. Curiosity developed an itch today to investigate the current state of the two newest nest boxes. They're identical, mounted on posts, and set back a little in the woody area. And today, both had masses of thick twig material. Whodunnit? This is not the style of our Carolina Wrens which use a lot of pine needles. Nor does it match the known work of Bluebirds, Titmice, or Nuthatches. It's not as tidy a job as I'd expect of Robins, and not quite the Cardinal style, either. I've seen this pattern once before and given its feeder site at that time attributed it to a small bird. Very strange stuff. My nest ID skills are rather weak hence I am leaving myself baffled and hoping I can catch a glimpse at the perp in coming days. Ideally, I hope a hatchling comes of the thing(s). We shall see.
2 comments:
David,
That is a House Wren nest.
Rich
Rich,
Hm...I appreciate your input. Frankly, I confined myself only to birds I have ever seen here, and for years all I have observed are the easy-to-ID Carolinas. Maybe some HW's moved in and I overlooked them somehow. Will keep a sharper eye out on all the wrens to see if any are Houses.
Best regards...
Post a Comment