Green-throated carib (Eulampis holosericeus).
This bird is very common but not in the Nestwatch dropdown list for PHOTOGRAPHS. The bird name is allowed on other areas of NestWatch, just not in the photograph section.
THIS SPECIES IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PHOTO TAGGING ON NEST WATCH for some odd reason.
I followed a Song Sparrow adult to its nest and discovered four nestlings. One was twice the size of the other nestlings, so I figured it must be a Brown-headed Cowbird.
These photos are of the incomplete nest. The pictures of the complete nest will be posted later.
The nest fell down during a windstorm a couple of weeks after it was built and is on the ground (no evidence of eggs).
I was outside gardening when I heard the northern cardinal chipping and I heard a high-pitched chipping to so I went over to a shrub where I heard the sound coming from. A female cardinal flew out. I looked up into the bush, and I saw a nest with three little baby Cardinals.
eBird Checklists:
July 8th: https://ebird.org/checklist/S143925808
July 9th: https://ebird.org/checklist/S144120114
(Robins fledged on July 13th).
Unknown nest with damaged cowbird egg. The nest is about 6 or 7 feet in an Oak tree.
The female mockingbird does a great job feeding the babies.
3 new baby mockingbirds at John Paul’s Landing Park. What’s weird is that there getting feathers but barely even have eyes!
Went to John Paul Landing today (the other nests were at Paul Rushing) and found a nest with 3 eggs and a nest with 3 babies! https://ebird.org/checklist/S144138424
eBird Profile: https://ebird.org/profile/MTQ4OTA3MQ/CA-NS-IN
The male of nest #2 (with 2 eggs) is working on another nest in a tree next to it.
Today is day 14 and the eggs have not hatched and do not appear to have been turned. The nest is damaged. Any ideas?
Sadly there are only 2 nestlings left. The two weaker, smaller ones are gone from the nest. Any idea what happened? There used to be 4, then 3, and today 2.
There are only 3 babies in the nest. I meant 3 yesterday. 1 baby hatched late and looked weak, he sadly probably died.
It’s been 13 days and these eggs have not hatched. Could they be infertile?
Hopefully, these eggs hatch tomorrow, the nest was a bit damaged from a storm.
Still 4 cute baby mockers.
These eggs should hatch tomorrow or the day after!
All 4 eggs hatched! Even the one that I thought was infertile.
Only 4 or 5 more days until they hatch!!
Baby Mockingbird #3 hatched today! I wonder if the 4th egg will hatch or if it’s infertile.
These little eggs are due to hatch July 4th or 5th so they’re be 4th of July Mockingbirds!
Two have the four eggs hatched!! Still waiting for the other two. The other nest’s eggs are due to hatch between July 4th and 5th.
Nest is in evergreen tree (6-7ft high). May be an old one. No eggs.
I wonder when these eggs will hatch. The female has been doing a great job defending the territory from other mockingbirds.
The male is always singing in a Pine Tree next to the nest. Can’t wait for the eggs to hatch!
Sorry for the bad pictures. Even though the nest is only 5 feet up it’s kind of sideways so it’s hard to know where the eggs are when I can’t see them! I have to use a camera above the nest.
Still 4 eggs!
2 eggs laid between June 11th-17th. Another egg laid between June 18th-20th.
Hopefully, these two nests don’t get eaten!!
The nest still has two eggs so shes only going to have two. The nest is pretty big for only two eggs, but I guess the babies will need lots of room.
We saw this nest get built and today it had 2 eggs!! Hope the Blue Jays won’t get them. The female was fighting another female about 20 feet from the nest. After she chased off the intruder she flew to the nest. The male was singing.
We went to visit the nest after 4 days of not seeing it. I had that bad feeling that the eggs would have been eaten (as has happened with all my nests). It was past 8 pm and I walked up to the nest. The mother wasn’t on it and thought that was a bad sign. I stuck the Canon Powershot EPLH 180 (the smallest of our 3 cameras and easy to hold above a nest) and there were the remands of yolk and shells, there was a shell on the ground under the nest. Why do my nests always get eaten? We heard Blue Jays in the trees nearby so I suspect a Bue Jay.
The nest has 4 eggs and both the parents were around the nest
The Mockingbird Nest now has four eggs! Sorry for the poor quality, it was almost 8 pm, and we had to go late due to it being 180 real feel today.
Even more photos
More photos of the nest
Found a new nest on the 9th of June. Today the 11th, the nest had 2 eggs! Excited to watch the nest! It had to make multiple parts due to me getting tons of photos. It’s really hot (in the 100s) so I’m curious if the mother will sit on the eggs, or would they get too hot?
Found this fallen nest under a Pine tree. We had some bad storms so it probably blew down then. It’s made out of pine needles and too small to be a mockingbird nest. Any ideas?
Mrs. Gunner has a well-built cozy nest. I can’t wait for the eggs to hatch!
Second visit from the same day as my other post. Mrs. Gunner does a great job at incubating and flipping her eggs. I wonder when her eggs will hatch.
Mrs. Gunner. isn’t very protective. She sits on a perch or sign when I check her eggs and flies back after I have left her nest. She seems to like being famous on eBird and NestWatch!
Mrs. Gunner does a great job at sitting on her eggs, but she isn’t protective like mockingbirds are supposed to be. She flies away if we are anywhere near the nest.
Birding at Edith Moore in Houston, lots of birds including a banded Carolina Wren and a banded Downy Woodpecker. We also came across this nest.
2022 Bird Nests part 2.
Please correct me if I am wrong on any of these IDs.
2022 Bird Nests part 1.
Please correct me if I am wrong on any of these IDs.
I found this Gray Catbird nest outside the window of the house we were staying in at Acadia National Park. It had strips of cellophane paper woven into it that said “REMOVE”, which I found charming.
A pair of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers mob a Barred Owl that is perched too close to the nest.
American robin sitting in a water puddle
This brown-headed cowbird egg was in a mockingbird nest. This photo was taken AFTER the 3 chicks fledged. There was one mockingbird egg that didn’t hatch. The cowbird egg is the smaller white egg on the right.
This nest was located in a front yard.
A pair of juncos in my backyard with a nest and they had 2 broods of chicks. This is a photo of one of the parents getting food for the chicks.
An old nest of a Red-Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
Nest attempt – A1475036
We visited the nest later than we wanted today, (Almost dusk) we thought that the mother would be there. When we saw there was no mother we took the video of the nest and saw, it was empty! The nest wasn’t damaged so was probably a Blue Jay, Crow, or squirrel. Hopefully, we can find another nest to watch soon.
Barney hatched today! Now we’re waiting for Tweet! Happy Birthday Barney!! He has a few downy feathers on his back. His eyes are closed.
The nest is made of sticks and leaves. It’s at least 1 square foot, but possibly a little larger. It’s about 60 feet up but I’m not good with guessing height measurements. It’s towards the top of the tree, in a crotch from the main trunk. I have no idea how old it is, so I’m unsure if there was a body of water nearby when the nest was built. It’s a forest habitat, and a little bit of ways from the nest is an area that floods easily. I’ve seen Red-Shouldered Hawks, Red-Tailed Hawks, and Broad-Winged Hawks in my area. I’m guessing it’s a Red-Shouldered Hawk nest, but a Cooper’s Hawk nest is also pretty likely. Any ID help is appreciated!
Of the 3 eggs in the Cardinal nest, only 2 hatched, they were named Red and Ruby. We went on vacation for a week so I wasn’t able to check on the nest until we got back. When we got back they were gone so I’m hoping they fledged. I removed the egg from the nest.
Northern Mockingbird nest at Paul D Rushing Chain of Lakes. Update: Tweet and Barney haven’t hatched yet. I hope they hatch soon! This nest is near the side of the road in between two ditches.
Tweet and Barney. Tweet is the lighter one and Barney is the darker one.
Used nest. Hoping someone can ID them.
1 blue jay egg. Appears to be infertile as the baby blue jay already fledged. There used to be two eggs. There was an eggshell in the nest.
Only one robin left. I guess the others fledged already.
Mockingbird nest with 2 eggs and used nest needs ID
A better picture of the Blue Jay showing the eggs. The eggs are very light blue with brown speckles. In the first picture, there is the baby and one egg and in the second picture there is the baby and if you look carefully you can see one egg and one egg hiding under the baby. The third picture shows the eggs. The 3rd picture is older.
It’s NOT a cowbird! It’s a blue jay! We saw it today and it has blue feathers, a black beak, and white and black on its face. The two eggs didn’t hatch so they are probably infertile.
Three baby robins in a pine tree.
A better picture of the Cowbird. What a sweet little cowbird. It’s taking good care of its not yet hatched Cardinal siblings.
Three nests need ID. The 1st was about 10 feet high in an oak tree. The 2nd was in a small oak about two feet from the ground and the same with the 3rd.
Baby Cowbird in a nest. Eggs need ID. White with brown speckles. The eggs are about an inch long. There are two eggs. The nest was made of mostly sticks and lots of white down feathers. Any ID?
The babies were sleeping when I got there but I accidentally woke them up. The last egg hasn’t hatched yet. It’s siblings hatched sometimes between the 18th and the 20th.
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Two of the three Northern Cardinal eggs have hatched! They’re so cute. They hatched sometime between the 18th and today. I need name suggestions for these two!