Found a birds nest in my backyard. (1 Viewer)

KCFoggin said:

Hi there and a warm welcome to you from those of us on staff here at BirdForum :t:

Actually, there are Federal Laws which dictate that you should not disturb any nest of birds covered under the Federal Migratory Act. That said, I'm thinking you have a photo of it but haven't figured out how to attach it. Hopefully, when you do, someone will be able to pinpoint which bird it belongs to.

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Bird_Bill said:

Looks like a Mourning Dove. Incubation and the nestling period adds up to about a month. The Birds themselves, remarkably resilient, left to own devices. Eggs or nestling's would be sheltered by one of the adults, as they work in shifts attending to the brood. Should be fine, providing water drains away, rather than pool. Moving a nest almost always results in abandonment. If you can tolerate them, they can mostly get by with just inattention.

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Welcome to the forum, R_Z
hope it works out
Sense of smell is poorly developed in birds.
Only a few such as vultures having adaptations thought to exploit specific chemical scents.
Our live scent not producing those chemicals in any significant amount. For example,
putting a fallen nestling back in a nest, wouldn't result in the nestling being "smelled out" by an adult.
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