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Carolina Wrens?

14 years ago

I've got a nest in my hanging basket on the front porch. Could it be a wren's nest? The birds are small and brown. They won't let me get a picture of them. Guess the petunias in this basket are going to have to learn to live without water for a month or more.

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gldno1
14 years ago
Could be. They like to nest around buildings....they will fuss at you with the loudest voices when you get too close. I haven't seen the wrens yet here. We have Carolina wrens too and they often build in the gourds I have hanging.
natal
14 years ago
I had a nest in the mail basket last month. Had to post a note for the mail person to leave the mail in the metal box instead.

Here is a link that might be useful: few pics of one of the fledglings
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Hey Susan.....I went out and carefully checked on the nest and the little ones seemed fine. But they next day they fledged. So I'm thinking the mom was yelling at them to get going! Your experience was really cool! It must have made you feel really good to help them! Pat......hmmmm....isn't that curious that you haven't seen any yet? They are pretty neat birds. They're always finding funny places to nest. One year, we had a table saw on our covered porch with a tarp over it through winter. We went to use it in the spring and there was a nest of baby wrens under the tarp! So we had to wait until they fledged to use the saw. haha I'll tell some of mine to come your way!
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ginny12
14 years ago
Last year, I had a pair build a nest between the window air conditioner and the windowsill. What a racket they made for weeks--and a mess.

Someone told me to put crumpled aluminum foil in that spot so they couldn't nest there. I'm going to try it when the air conditioner goes in this year.

It's interesting that Carolina wrens live here in Massachusetts now.
DYH
14 years ago
We have a Carolina Wren nest in our hanging basket, too! I can't keep my fuschia watered, but the begonias are doing okay with little water.

They are brown birds with upright tail feathers.

Cameron

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