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2008-05-11 Birding - about robin's nest and eggs: Hard to say. Generally any damage to an egg is fatal to it. However putting it back may encourage the female to stay bonded to the nest and keep laying, so you probably did the right thing. However any...
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2008-05-11 Birding - Cardinal Nest Update and Question: If there are baby cardinals inside those eggs, they will hatch eventually. If the eggs are duds, then they won't. I have no way of knowing which and neither do you, until you wait and see. Normally...
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2008-05-10 Birding - Cardinal and Robin Nesting Very Closely Together: The fact that the Cardinal is allowing this bodes well for the future. Bluebirds and Tree Swallows will nest closely together and jointly defend their nests against predators. Cardinals are very aggressive...
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2008-05-09 Birding - BlueBird eggs: As she returned to the nest things should be OK, especially if it is early in the incunation cycle. In cold weather the eggs are sometimes left alone for several days. Also if they do not hatch she will...
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2008-05-09 Birding - mockingbird baby: She may realize that there is something wrong with it and has decided not to let it live. This is nature's way to keep the gene pool strong. Hawks, owls and many other birds do this deliberately and the...
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