Front Porch Bird Nest (1 Viewer)

Front Porch Bird Nest- Identification Help!

Hello!

This spring, a family of cute little birds decided to make a home on my front porch. There are two baby birds, and both parents are always around, somewhere in my front yard.

I am very curious to find out what kind of birds they are! They are fairly small, have white chests, and gray/black feathers on their back and wings. I live in Northwestern Connecticut. I have attached a picture of the mother bird at the nest, and it would be great if somebody could tell me what kind of birds they are! |:$|

Also, I have a live feed of the nest going on if anybody is interested!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/baby-bird-nest

Thanks!!

Hi Andi37 and welcome to BirdForum.

Your birds are Eastern Phoebes.

-Josh

Eastern Phoebe

The Falcon said:

Hi Andi37 and welcome to BirdForum.

Your birds are Eastern Phoebes.

-Josh

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Ah, thank you so much! :t:

Eastern Phoebes seem to be one of the more common birds to build their nests under the eaves of houses. I've had a pair that have built or rebuilt a nest under my front porch for several years now along a narrow ledge.

Cool! I was very surprised to find a bird nest right next to my front door, but I guess it's pretty common, then!

Do eggs usually fall out of the nest? I think there were originally 5 eggs in total; one we saw in the nest but it never hatched, and we found 2 on the porch floor. One of them had a developing bird inside that was still living, and was actually moving and trying to get out of the egg, even though he obviously couldn't make it (I attached a picture of him).

Do eggs usually fall out of the nest like that? I couldn't imagine more than 2 growing up and fitting in the nest, so I was wondering if the parents tossed the weak ones out...? (Sorry, I do not have much knowledge about birds at all. I just find this so interesting.)