Baby Bird Identification

[Trevelayan]

I'd bet that's a wren, they love using tiny sticks where other species would use grass, feathers, etc, and they love the small entrance holes like that.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Also, wrens like to build more than one nest, in different locations, so it's not unusual to see a wren nest where the adults might be at or near a nest often, but never lay any eggs in it. Not sure if the spare nest is to confuse predators, or maybe provide a place to lay another clutch of eggs if the real nest is wrecked.

 

[spencer rifle]

Sometimes the guy builds and defends extra nests. Then she has a choice of which interior decorating she likes best.

On a related note, it takes a LOT of wren eggs to make an omelet.

 

[bwframe]

I've had these laying on the garden landscape material for weeks now. No idea where they came from, but nearby trees would have been a long drop?

I put then next to each other, but initially found them in differerent spots, just laying on the mat.

 

[bwframe]

Not baby's this time, just a nest. If it's the same bird as I seen a couple three weeks ago in the same spot, they are black and dark blue. Really fast darting fliers.

TIA