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birds nest - anybody know who?

13 years ago

I was cleaning up my daylily bed when I found this nest in the middle of a daylily. I only saw mom once and she was running away from the nest when I got to close. She was tiny and brownish. At first I thought it was a mouse. Unfortunately when I peeked in today, the eggs were gone. I don't know if a predator got them or they hatched. There wasn't even pieces of shell left so I'm guessing a predator. Anybody know who these eggs belong to? Marg

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northspruce
13 years ago
It'll be a sparrow of some type. Both the Chipping and American Tree sparrow are common, small, brown and have blue eggs with reddish spots.
marciaz3 Tropical 3 Northwestern Ontario
13 years ago
What a neat find! Too bad something got them, though. :(
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SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BC
13 years ago
Agreed. Look like sparrow eggs I have encountered. Not uncommon for them to lose a nest. I had a pair nest 4 times before they had success. I blame the skunks.

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marricgardens
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for the I.D. The nest was right in the middle of a daylily. The last nest was in Jack Frost Brunnera. At least these birds pick nice plants to nest in! We do have skunks here but they don't come close to the house, thankfully. My guess is the neighbours barn cats. The nest we found in the Brunnera we put a large cage around so the dog couldn't get them. After a few days those eggs were gone to. Marg

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