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Wren/Squirrel cohabitation
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Wren/Squirrel cohabitation
- From: "McAbee, Tracy J" <tjm50620@glaxowellcome.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 09:42:37 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Hello all;
My Chickadee nestlings (2, I believe) have fledged and I was cleaning out
the nest box yesterday when I decided to check on my "roosting" flying
squirrel. He/She was occupying my "downy woodpecker" nest box the last time
I checked. Imagine my surprise when a Wren came darting out of the box when
I opened it!! I decided to continue to open the box to see what surprises
were inside, when I noticed 3 sets of eyes staring back at me!! It seems
that the wren has built a nest on top of the Flying Squirrels nest!! The
nest "system" inside the box is in the shape of a "C" and too high for me to
see if the wrens' nest had any eggs.
Well, I wish them both luck and this could give new meaning to "Can't we all
just get along!?!"
Tracy McAbee-Pheneger
Durham, NC