Possible solution...can you just use the back door for a few
weeks? Another spot to guard is the spare tire well on the
back of your run-about vehicle.
Two summers in a row have found a particularly determined
pair of wrens constructing their fortress in that very place,
a weather-protected, nearly invisible nesting site. I noticed
a couple of times that a bird fluttered away when I came
around the car but, sadly, didn't discover the nest until 4 eggs
had appeared. (I wonder how many trips I took with those little
things in tow, back and forth to town, before I caught on...and
did their mom ride with me, or did she stay at home and worry?)
As best we could, we relocated the nest into a nearby bush,
but the mom and dad abandoned the clutch. So sad! Lucky
for me I found only eggs, though...if it'd been four baby birds,
I'd have had to rent a car until they took off!)
Just remember to check it daily, if you have such an external
spare-tire set...they're quick, those little birds.
Elisabeth Hauser
Franklin County
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Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 1:28 PM
Subject: [va-bird] Re: bird nesting on front door
All,wreath is
I have a bird nest on my front door. Last night I came home late and got
buzzed. I have neglected to take down a Christmas wreath and now that
home to a bird. Species unknown at this point. My brief look (in which Isaw
only the head for 1 second) this afternoon indicated either a HouseSparrow or
House Finch. House Finches are far more common at my place then Houseare 4
Sparrows. Eggs are a whitish color with a sort of dull greyish wash. There
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Any advice?
William Leigh
Leightern@xxxxxxx
Winchester VA
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