[mou] Multiple Nesting in One Tree

[Sharon Stiteler]

I have a tree that's about twenty feet high right outside my backdoor at my
store.  I month ago we had some house sparrows take over a nest box at about
6 o'clock on the tree.  Two weeks ago a robin built a nest at about 5
o'clock on the tree and in the past two days a pair of cedar waxwings have
begun to build a nest at about 10 o'clock.  I have been watching this tree
for the past four years and no one has nested in it.  On top of that, for
the last two weeks we have had some major roof construction going on right
next to the tree and this year three different birds species are nesting in
it.  Right across the parking lot is a whole wetland full of trees (and
peace) but the birds are choosing the tree next to the building.

I understand that multiple bird species nesting in a large tree happens, but
this tree is so small.  Has anyone else come across this before?


-- 
Sharon Stiteler
Uptown, Minneapolis
the official bird lady of www.neilgaiman.com

See the mouse incident at www.wildbirdstore.net/kare11.html