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Kimberley Hancock
Winder, GA, United States
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House Sparrow nesting attempt with three live young in a hanging basket on my front porch.
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House Sparrow Nest In My Hanging Basket On The Porch
I have a similar situation – every year house sparrows build a nest in one of the hanging baskets outside my door. Any every year it’s a challenge to water the flowers – because if I can’t water the flowers, the nest would be exposed. Today for the first time, the slight jostle to the basket startled one of the chicks and it jumped out. I was able to put it back, and the parents are still bringing it insects, so perhaps it will survive.
I have recently found a house sparrow nest in my hanging flower pot I hot for Mother’s Day from my youngest daughter. Hanging on my front porch of course. I love it . How long will it stay , do you know about how long.
I love House Sparrows!
That’s not a house sparrow nest, and those look more like song sparrow nestlings. House sparrows do not generally nest in hanging baskets–they prefer eaves and rotten soffits. They build a huge messy nest full of trash and feathers. House finches often nest in hanging baskets, but their young have long grayish white down and the nest is not twiggy like this one. Ergo: song sparrows.
House Finches can nest in flower pots, wreaths, etc. Not sure about Song Sparrows but House Sparrows nest in cavities.