As intriguing as this trail is to me, I'm more interested in knowing which bird
built the nest first noted by Mary - Robin or
Cardinal?
According to the reference that Paul noted, a Robin will use a nest built by a
Cardinal, but does it work the other way too?
Because it's easy to tell the difference of these nests by their structure, I'm
curious whether this assessment was or can be made.
And as John mentioned, has a photo or video been taken of it?
Regardless of the explanation, any rare occurrence like this is a real treat
for an old nest hunter like myself. I wish I'd been
there!
Jon Little
Winchester
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From: Paul Bedell <pbedell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [va-bird] Re: Nest sharing
There is also an article about these same two species nest sharing.email to
American Robins hatch from Northern Cardinal Nest. Oriole 64 (3-4) Sept.
1999 N.T. Ivey
I believe this is the journal of the Georgia Ornith. Soc.
Paul Bedell
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Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 9:18 AM
Subject: [va-bird] Nest sharing
Mary Reid Barrow's note on interspecies nest sharing is intriguing. Yaa
wonder what sort of reproductive pressures drive such a phenomenon. I've
never heard of this although I have heard of same species sharing nests.
This Cardinal-Robin nest sharing might deserves photographic documentation
and publication in a scientific journal, if someone has the time and
interest. Intrigued by the matter I did a quick Google search and located
few anecdotal records...scaup
1) Fournier, M. A., and J. E. Hines. 1996. Nest sharing by a lesser
and a greater scaup. Wilson Bull. 108:380-381.even
2) ..."Some owls recycle abandoned nests of hawks or crows, and there's
a record of nest sharing by a Red-shouldered Hawk that sat on a mixedclutch
of eggs at night while a Barred Owl incubated the same nest by day." inemail to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. To unsubscribe, send email to
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ArticleOwlsSCMain.html
3) Arctic Tern - on a 2-egg nest, sharing incubation duties with a
Forster's. http://folkbird.net/ebb/archive/a0006e.html
John Spahr
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