[mou] Re: [Mnbird] Multiple Nesting in One Tree

[bluebill@surfbest.net]

Several years ago baltimore orioles and robins both nested in the branches
of an elm tree in my backyard, and a flicker used a nestbox on the same
tree.  The elm has long since gone.

I don't think you should count the house sparrow nest. In fact, you should
not let them reproduce.



> 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
>
>
>
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