[va-richmond-general] Re: Nest in Side of house

Hi, Diane!

There are lots of possibilities for this bird. Among the sparrows are
the white-throated, chipping, song, and fox sparrows. I would suspect
instead that it may be a Carolina Wren. It likes to build nests in bird
houses, and maybe the hole would also make a good spot. Its young has
yellow mouths.  It has brown on the top and a whitish breast. It makes a
distinctive sound, as "saltpeter saltpeter..." or as "tweetya
datweetya..." depending on how you want to spell it. The bird's song has
a 3/4 rhythm.

See if that's the bird you are interested in. What kind of woodpecker
was that, by the way?

Jim Blowers

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I'm new to the list.  I just realized I forgot to sign my post
requesting the location of the June 8 walk. While hunting down a
woodpecker in my neighbor's yard (with permission), I noted that there
was a hole in my neighbor's house about 12 feet up with a bird nest
inside.  I'm having problems identifying the bird.  (I'm a novice.)
It's a brown bird with a clear breast.  It doesn't really look just like
any of the sparrows in my book, but I'm assuming it's a sparrow.  What
are the most likely options for these devoted parents and their young
with the perpetually open yellow mouths?

Diane
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