[wisb] Re: Anyone know what this is? (photo)

  • From: "Bettie R. Harriman" <bettie@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx,wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:07 -0600

It's an old Baltimore Oriole nest - probably from last summer.

Bettie HArriman
Oshkosh

At 05:13 PM 2/9/2012, B.G. Sloan wrote:
>When I first saw it I thought it was a hornets nest. But after 
>looking at the photo more carefully when I got home, I could see 
>that it was constructed of woven grasses covered by some sort of 
>downy material. It wasn't super big, as you can tell by looking at 
>the twigs on the tree. It was about 15-20 feet up in the tree.
>
>Here's the photo:
>
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/14463444@N07/6848784333/in/photostream
>
>Is it some sort of bird nest? If so, what species?
>
>Bernie Sloan
>Milwaukee
>
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