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 > >#################### >You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin >Birding Network (Wisbirdn). >To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >//www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn >To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >//www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn >Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn