Missed Wrens Leaving Nest

by Deb K.
(Saugerties, NY)

House Wrens Using Log Cabin Birdhouse

A couple of years ago we acquired a little log cabin birdhouse my father-in-law built and we hung it in our lilac tree.

The hole is too small for sparrows, and we were hoping to attract other species, maybe House Wrens.

No bird selected it for nesting for a couple of years, and we had just about given up hope of it ever hosting a bird family.

Last year we saw a wren bird checking it out and bringing in a few twigs, which we learned was the male's version of house-hunting.

The female, however, must have had her eye on a different location, and the house remained empty.

This year we again saw the male, and to our delight, the female decided to have her second brood in our little house.

They moved in mid-July and we've been watching their progress, listening to the proud papa's song and watching daily to catch the babies leaving the nest and their first flight.

We knew the time was close but this morning my husband saw food still being brought to the house, so we thought "OK, another day."

Well, sometime between 7:30 am and 3 pm, the baby wrens flew the coop and we missed it! LOL Looking forward to next year!

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