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Re: Phoebe Nest Questions



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> From: "David Welch" <dwelch@HISnet.org>
> Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 17:06:37 -0500
> To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
> Subject: Phoebe Nest Questions
> 
> I have enjoyed reading the posts on carolinabirds for quite awhile, but this
> is my first time to post, so please bear with me. I have a pair of phoebes
> attempting to build a nest atop the light fixture on our front porch. The
> whole affair has been quite haphazard to behold, and quite messy-with moss,
> mud, etc. strewn about, but not much of a nest to look at in spite of all
> their efforts! I'm enjoying watching these phoebes' nesting habits at our
> home, and have witnessed similar strange nestbuilding efforts by a pair of
> robins at my parents ( The robins seem never to have built a successful nest
> in the oak tree that summer, though they kept at it admirably!). I would
> like to know if there is a percentage of first-time nestbuilders that do not
> successfully build. I also wondered if anyone knows the expected finished
> size of a phoebe nest-just in case they eventually succeed! The top of the
> light fixture is small (maybe 8-10 inches across, with a chain in the
> center), so they really don't have much of a platform. Thanks for any
> information you may be able to share! And thanks for the great information
> everyone so freely shares!
> Shelia Welch @ dwelch@Hisnet.org
> Campobello, SC (between Spartanburg and Landrum, in the area of Hogback
> Mountain)
>