Birds in the boat . . .

[redneck joe]

been thinking about shooting some of them.

My farmer neighbor 'lets' me keep the barn clear. Breasted out, flash cook in butter, rare with a couple poached eggs and rye toast, or English muffin, makes a great start to the day.

 

[tpenfield]

Well, it looks like the storm was too much for the birds. This morning, after the last bit of rain stopped, I noticed the parent bird bring food to the nest as they have been doing over the past 1-2 weeks. But then the bird would come back out of the nest with the food still in its beak. This happened a few times, so I peeked into where the nest is located and the nesting birds were motionless. After several hours I checked again. No-go.

I noticed the parent bird coming to the nest once more, but now it appears the parent bird(s) are no longer frequenting the nest.

I am wondering if the wind-driven rain caused hypothermia of the nestlings. Overall, from what I can see the birds looked healthy and were growing quickly. The parent birds were bringing a constant supply of food.

I had planned to delay launching the boat until the birds had left the nest. Looks like nature had other plans.

 

[redneck joe]

Bummer

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

 

[tphoyt]

It was a bit chilly around here. Cold and wet for a young anything is not good.

 

[nola mike]

I've had a very persistent wren trying to build a nest on my platform (like I mentioned earlier that they like to do). I keep clearing it off before she finishes...

 

[Mc Tool]

, been thinking about shooting some of them.

Yep , ya gotta comeback hard when they 5hit on your boat .

 

[FLATHEAD]

I wonder if they drowned?
We have many nesting birds around the place every year. I had some finches nest in my carport earlier this spring. We had a pretty good cold spell. Momma was fearless and would not leave that nest when it was cold even when I approached. She successfully hatched and all the babies fledged. Glad they are gone, as soon as they were I removed the nest.

 

[cyclops222]

Nesting in the open ? Dumb birds.

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

Lac

Nesting in the open ? Dumb birds.

Lack of habitat.

 

[tpenfield]

IDK . . . the habitat was pretty well isolated, being the ladder pocket of my boat. If anything, it might have been too small for the parent bird to cover the nestlings. I suspect that their demise might have been from the cold & harsh weather, but hard to tell.

Not a bird expert, but I'd say the birds were close to their fledgling stage.

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

I meant they nested in the ladder because they don't have enough of their natural habitat.

 

[Mc Tool]

I meant they nested in the ladder because they don't have enough of their natural habitat.

Well I dunno , I think that even if there is a plethora of natural nesting sites some of us humans have provided alternative possibilities that for some primal reason appeal to these interlopers .
Every year I get about 3 different Starlings (one after the other ) nesting in the exhaust ducting for my kitchen extractor fan . Being as how Starlings are a pita , of no practical use and prolific ........I have a woodwork dust extractor fan with a 6m hose that fits nicely over the end of the outlet from the kitchen ......job done