[birdky] Re: A question about a nest

My guess, from your description, is an Eastern Phoebe's nest. Around here
they build nests like that on the face of limestone bluffs along the creek.
Does it appear to be glued on, as a Barn Swallow's mud nest would be?
Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County, KY
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From: "Mike Hamm" <hamm@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 9:14 AM
Subject: [birdky] A question about a nest


>
> I noticed last evening that a bird had built a very artistic nest along
> the conically shaped base of a sonar-powered floodlight that hangs on
> the eve of our cabin in the knobs of rural Boyle County, about 8 feet
> off the ground. What is interesting is that this nest appears to be made
> entirely of moss/lichen. Since I didn't have a stepladder, I couldn't
> peer inside to see if there were any eggs, or to check on other nesting
> material. I checked sources for about ten bird species that I knew were
> around to see if any built nests of moss. I found that cerulean warblers
> (which I've seen about 300 ft from the cabin) and blue-gray
> gnatcatchers, which I know hang out near the cabin, use moss. My guess
> is that this is a gnatcatcher nest. Any other possibilities? As I say,
> the nest appears to built entirely of moss/lichen, but I could be wrong,
> since I can see only the exterior wall.
>
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