Two nests I found in a shrub/tree in one of my relative’s yard. One is an active Brown Thrasher nest with three eggs. The other is right next to it about 6 feet high and it is made of sticks, a pink string, and some other random materials. I didn’t get a good look at the inside.
Immature Thrasher delighted with peanut handout.
A pair of brown thrashers had a nest in a bush on the edge of our yard, and found themselves fighting off a large rat snake that had already taken one chick from the nest. The snake climbed a nearby tree where the parents harassed it until it finally crawled down and into the woods.
My Labrador Retriever kept pestering a Holly Bush next to the barn. After I investigated, I relized it was a Brown Thrasher nest with two eggs. I place a barrier (a metal garden vine stand) in front of the bush to keep the Lab from gaining access. The nest is approximately 4 feet above ground and easy access to the Lab. The adults returned to the nest after about an hour.
Three eggs have been laid so far and hatch-lings should be arriving within the following week.
Found a Brown Thrasher nest in my grandmother’s vine bush.
Nest built by brown thrashers (observed building/bringing nest materials April 1, nest complete April 3 but no eggs yet)
Brown Thrasher nest