Go take a look at the nest and see if there's a problem. Here's a story that might be helpful. A wren had a nest in my flowerbox next to my kitchen door. One day it came to the window of my sewing room where it knew I was, making its alarm call. I went outside to see what was going on and found the wind had blown over the flowerbox and the eggs were on the ground. I put the box back, put the eggs in the nest, tied the box to the railing, and she flew back into the nest. That bird knew where I was and knew how to get my help!!

Wish I could help you, catherineT. CW is one of my very fave birds and have not seen one this summer yet. Maybe someone will chime in here with some help.

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!

Catherine, it was a surreal experience I haven't gotten over to this day. I truly felt like a part of nature. Well, the birds are my pets...no maintenance necessary except for bird feeders and flowers. Bird watching around my house is my tranquilizer. The fact that they nest near my door tells me they see me as protection. The fact that it knew where to find me indoors was the coolest thing I've experienced. I also saw that touching birds' eggs doesn't make them abandon them. That's a fairy tale we tell kids so they'll leave the nests alone! Birds have a poor sense of smell.

I'm glad to see it all worked out for your little ones!

Hi susan....Your story reminded me of an article (I think in Birds and Blooms) I read awhile back. Somehow, a man realized that a hummingbird was in trouble and he helped it. A short time after that, a hummingbird came up really close to his face and just stayed there for a few seconds. He was sure that it was the same bird that he had helped and it came back to thank him. It's all so cool!! I'm glad you had that experience too.