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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Axeman on November 29, 2010, 10:33:53 AM

Title: Nests
Post by: Axeman on November 29, 2010, 10:33:53 AM

One of the things I love about late fall / winter, is that previously undetected nests become visible...it always amazes me to find nests in spots I never suspected....is there some kind of guide for nests ? (To help identify them.)

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Post by: Rob'in'To on November 29, 2010, 04:53:11 PM

We have been commenting on the nests we have seen since the leaves have fallen off the trees...  and too are amazed at how close and should have been in plain sight to us through the summer.  Yeah, Oriole nests are the only ones I can kinda remember.

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Post by: Reuven_M on November 29, 2010, 05:34:37 PM

never used or even seen either, but here's a couple nest guides:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... ialis0e-20 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395936098/sialis0e-20)
http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Nestlings-A ... pd_sim_b_1 (http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Nestlings-American-Princeton-Guides/dp/0691122954/ref=pd_sim_b_1)

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Post by: newfoundlander61 on November 29, 2010, 08:13:40 PM

One thing I have noticed is how often the nests are right next to a trail or area where people walk by somtimes withing a few feet.

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Post by: Sahria on November 29, 2010, 09:57:23 PM

I noticed a nest this morning on my walk that was about the size of a golf ball. I was so curious as to what type of bird built it. I have never seen a nest that small. It didn't look like it was a bigger nest that had been damaged down to that size. I really love how every season brings a different aspect to birding and nature viewing.