I cleaned out two nest boxes used by a pair of House Wrens in summer 2009. My Birdcam photographed a wren carrying a stick into one of them.
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I believe this feather is from a Blue Jay.
I cleaned out two nest boxes used by a pair of House Wrens in summer 2009. My Birdcam photographed a wren carrying a stick into one of them.
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House Wrens line their nests with feathers, among other things. The red one is most likely from a Northern Cardinal, and the gray one at the bottom of the photo might be from a Northern Mockingbird.
I cleaned out two nest boxes used by a pair of House Wrens in summer 2009. My Birdcam photographed a wren carrying a stick into one of them.
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Foreground: dummy nest. Background: real nest.
I was not able to extract all of the materials from the real nest intact. The twigs and other materials were packed tightly under and around the nest cup.
I cleaned out two nest boxes used by a pair of House Wrens in summer 2009. My Birdcam photographed a wren carrying a stick into one of them.
Tags: housewren wren birds nest garden highlandpark nj New Jersey
I cleaned out two nest boxes used by a pair of House Wrens in summer 2009. My Birdcam photographed a wren carrying a stick into one of them.
Tags: housewren wren birds nest garden highlandpark nj New Jersey