They are Robins, but wish it was a red tailed hawk. FYI- I was thinking about ways of attracting hawks to keep the squirrel population at bay and went to the birds of prey show at Callaway gardens (must attend if you like birds of prey as they fly them right over your head), but the trainer really didn't have any concrete advice for attracting hawks. Not sure, but may end up removing the forming nest as i don't want to spray the birds with pesticide when treating the peachtree.

I had them nest several times in boxes, ...you can build them smaller and fill with insulation,..just for bumbles. I never had them nest twice in a row, ..I let the nest alone.

So many reasons to keep cats inside all their lives! After I had one die of a head abcess from fighting, one torn up in my car's fan belt, one run over by a school bus in front of little kids (really), two die young of contageous feline diseases, some just disappeared forever, I got very belatedly smart - no more cats outside. House cats can be very content...and safe. Min

Until those little birdies fledge, I suppose you are stuck with taking your wet wash to a laundromat for drying. The alternative is to evict the bird family and that most likely would be a death sentence for the little ones. If you know the species of bird, you could look up their nest time. About bird proofing after the nestlings leave, do not cover the vent with mesh or netting of any kind. In a short time, that will collect lint and greatly restrict the vent leading to other bad troubles especially if it a gas fired drier. When the vent is restricted, and if everything is working right in the dryer, a reduced air flow will cause the fire tube to overheat and the overheat switch should shut off the flame. However, this overheat switch is all that is between you and a drier fire. When the tunnel and overheat switch cools, the burner will again operate. This cycle continues until the dryer cycle is complete and that will take longer than normal due to another quirk. On many gas dryers, the cycle timer does not start until the air around the clothes exceeds a set temperature. (This is how the dryer detects that the clothes are getting dry. This sensor is nothing more than a temperature switch somewhere in the exit air stream and may be called a humidity detector.) The best bet is to insure that the flap valve on the exit vent is in good working order.