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Wild, Wild West ................... ern Spindalis
Just the other day I found an American Robin collecting dead grass near my building. The next day I found the nest, and inside I saw one of the parents sitting, a good ten feet off the ground.
The next day there was an awful windstorm, and I was worried that the nest may have been blown down. It hadn't, but it did seem to be in a new position that didn't look like it would hold for much longer to me. A day past, and I didn't see the parent robins anywhere near the nest (actually I hadn't seem them by it since the day I discovered it).
Just today I noticed the nest missing. It had been blown down by a second round of storms. Interestingly though, there weren't any eggs inside. Was it possible that the parents realized their nest had become unstable and rebuilt nearby just days before she was to lay?
If anyone has an explanation, pipe up please! :t:
The next day there was an awful windstorm, and I was worried that the nest may have been blown down. It hadn't, but it did seem to be in a new position that didn't look like it would hold for much longer to me. A day past, and I didn't see the parent robins anywhere near the nest (actually I hadn't seem them by it since the day I discovered it).
Just today I noticed the nest missing. It had been blown down by a second round of storms. Interestingly though, there weren't any eggs inside. Was it possible that the parents realized their nest had become unstable and rebuilt nearby just days before she was to lay?
If anyone has an explanation, pipe up please! :t:
