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A Bird In The…Bathroom Window?

Melissa Sandfort

20150610_174846Today, Aunt Jeanette writes:

Remember the bird’s nest on my antique wagon wheel I wrote about in April? Well, it has a sad ending. There was just too much activity by the shop and the mother robin deserted the nest, leaving three eggs behind. The eggs disappeared one by one and then someone finally took the nest down.

I was at Mom and Dad’s house several days ago and was telling them about what had happened. They got kind of excited (yes, our whole family gets a thrill from “the little things”!) and told me to go look in their bathroom window. I stood in their bathtub, looked out the window, and there, tucked in the corner on the window ledge was a bird’s nest! Mom and Dad said there were three eggs in the nest, but when I looked, there were five small off-white eggs with a few brown specks. My brother has since determined this is the home of a warbling vireo.

We thought the same thing would probably happen that happened to the nest on my wheel because every time the light was turned on in the bathroom, the mother flew away and scolded from a nearby tree.

Yesterday I was at Mom and Dad’s house again. Before I left for home, I thought I would go and check on the nest – just out of curiosity. Was I surprised! I saw three wiggling baby birds and two eggs that were yet to hatch!

Even though they aren’t on my wagon wheel, Mom, Dad and I all got the thrill of seeing these newly hatched babies. And that is probably even better!

Until we walk again …

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