Front Door Wreath Nesting Robin

by Kristen
(State College, PA USA)

One nice Spring day in late March I was coming in the house through our front door and a bird darted out at me from behind the wreath.

Initially I didn't consider she might be building a nest because it's a wreath on a door.

The weather got iffy again because that's how Pennsylvania is... Sunny and warm one day and the next cold and freezing rain, then warm again.

During those days I entered our home from the garage.

The next nice day I came through the front again and the bird flew out from the wreath again.

This time I inspected the wreath and there was a full nest, as described on this site.

I wasn't sure what to do. Initially there were no eggs in it.

Now we have 2 sweet little eggs in our nest and are using our garage entrance until nesting season is over.

After that, I'm knocking the nest out so I can keep my wreath for future seasons.

Does anyone know if these offspring survive will they look to nest where they were born?

from wild-bird-watching: The young won't use the nest but the adults may return and will rebuild if they do.

Robin's Nest on my Birdhouse Wreath

by Sue
(Buffalo,NY)

I thought some robins were building a nest nearby as I saw a lot of activity recently.

I didn't see a nest but thought they had built it in a tree nearby.

Not so- they built it on top of a wreath that I had on my porch! (see the picture). There are 4 eggs that I think are about 4 days old.

What is really funny is that they built on my birdhouse wreath! Too funny!

This is not exactly a peaceful spot, with two dogs and three grandchildren who visit on the weekends, but so far they are ok with the location they chose for their new family!

I can't wait to see the new birds and will put out fruit for them to enjoy!

Forsythia Wreath Robin

by Kim
(Delaware, Ohio, US)

This spring has been interesting for my house and robins.

It started with a certain robin (maybe more) consistently diving and hitting the glass in my backdoor.

They did this for a week and a half every morning and sometimes in the evening. I took video, it was so bizarre.

My back door has a magnolia tree film that covers the glass and mimics stained glass...must look like an actual magnolia tree to robins.

We thought this was strange, but who knew a robin would then take up residence in the forsythia wreath that hangs on the storm door on my front porch a few days later?

Three days after hanging the wreath, I noticed the top portion drooping. Upon inspection, I found a robin’s nest sitting on top of it.

The next morning as I came down my stairs, I saw the Momma (my son calls her Betty) through the half-moon window at the top of my front door and that's when I took these pictures.

She was sitting in the nest and has been there every morning since.

No eggs yet, but we're anxiously watching for them and to see this natural process unfold on my forsythia wreath!


Luckily, most visitors enter the house through my garage.

Wreath Over Door

by Jane Litavish
(Pennsylvania)

If you look at the picture closely you will see the nest on the very top of the wreath.

This pair is on its second brood that we know of.

The mother is used to us going in and out of the door.

She rarely even leaves but on occasion, she will fly to the telephone wire and let us know her displeasure.

The little ones are now growing their feathers.

There were four but one fell out or was pushed out. That was not a happy day as the mother and father screeched for a long time.

I was surprised to see the nest initially as it looks like a crown on top of the wreath I made.

I posted a picture to Facebook and said the Robins thought my wreath needed an additional ornament so they gave it a crown.

Every year the Robins try to build on the front of our house and this year they succeeded to nest twice.

We never saw the little ones from the first time she hides them in the woods below our house.

The three in there now should leave soon and I will be able to enjoy my morning coffee outside again.

Robins Nesting on Easter Wreath

by Beth Hecker
(Crown Point Indiana USA)

Robins Build Nest in Easter Door Wreath

Three years ago the Robinsons built their first nest on my Easter wreath on the back porch.

I watched and photographed each step of this amazing process. Such delight!

Year 2 I was pleased to have them return to build again.

However my Dexter(pit bull) was taking an extreme interest and I feared for their safety.

As baby #4 departed from the nest I felt it best to take down the wreath to avoid any future trauma.

Year three The Robinsons arrived and were noticeably unhappy that their nesting place had disappeared.

I felt horrible not to provide this haven but it was in their best interest.

Sadly my Dexter crossed the rainbow bridge late that summer.

So this year as I prepared Easter decorations I rehung the wreath to see if the Robinsons would be back in town.

To my delight they did return and began building a new abode in the wreath.

I feel that they know me now as they are not particularly bothered as I come and go through the back porch.

I anxiously await seeing the beautiful blue eggs and gorgeous young birds that will entertain me this spring season.

So grateful to have a safe place for them to live!

Robins Nest on Shed Wreath

by Stephanie
(Hammonton, NJ)

Our 4 year old was the first to notice the perfectly shaped Robin nest atop a artificial wreath that we had left hanging on the shed door this year.

There it was, built directly atop the thing, out of our and especially our daughter's eyesight.

"I want to see inside!" "Please!!"-- over and over, until finally one day I pulled the heavy metal chair over and stood on it to have a look.

Sure enough, several beautiful blue eggs were in there; and thus began our spring adventure.

We started noticing Mama bird flying back and forth repeatedly, but mostly sitting in the nest.

One day my husband saw one bird on top of the other- in the nest!

This was all new to me; I thought we had some unusual freaks of nature setting up housekeeping on our property!

My research of robin nesting behavior revealed quite the opposite- this is what robins do!

It seemed such an extended time that this happened, and we were afraid the eggs hadn't survived.

The nest was protected by an overhead roof, but still, the BBQ grill was just a few feet away!

Had we 'smoked' the eggs ??

One day, we noticed something new: little pointed beaks, wide open and waiting for food, poked out of the nest!

The baby birds had arrived!



We sneakily took peaks in the nest to see the baby robins, including my daughter, whom I had to lift and hold above the nest to see it.

Amazing things going on in there, we couldn't even tell how many were squeezed into that little nest.

The one thing we knew now was that the mother and father both were providing care for those nestlings - and they did not care for us humans hanging around.

They squawked and squeaked wildly anytime we came near the nest. My hubby even got dive-bombed once. He decided to move his grill after that.



Now, each day we see the babies growing bigger and taller, mouths still open wide (unless sleeping, which they appear to do all together!) I'm sure they will be venturing out soon!

Front Door Wreath Robin Nest

by Susie
(Farmington, UT)

Two weeks ago my husband opened our front door to go out and said, "Was that always on this wreath?" while pointing to a robin bird's nest on top of our door wreath.

The wreath does have quite a 'natural' look to it, but no, it had never had an actual nest on top.

Later that day, we went out the side of the house to take a look from afar, and a Robin was there in the nest packing mud.

I hadn't seen much of the birds since then and thought they had given up on the nest.

We've had some cooler weather and have not been as diligent about not using the front door.

However, yesterday and today I've seen and heard the Robins quite a lot.

The mother has been sitting in the nest most of both days, with the male usually nearby.


Once when the birds were gone I pulled a chair over and took a peek - 2 beautiful eggs!

I don't want to upset their nest or put them in danger.

But I'm afraid we may have too many visitors to the front door as the weather gets nicer and I'm due to have a baby in two weeks!

Should I put caution tape around and a sign pointing to another entrance?

Will the birds really abandon the robin eggs if we use the front door too much?

Any suggestions?

Robins Nesting in Peace Sign Grape Wreath

by John Ryan
(Warsaw NY )

I have had a peace sign wreath made from grape vines on the side of my garage for years, which is lit with Christmas lights at night.

In early June I had a pair of Robins flattening a side of the vine.

I thought they were just eating insects on it, so I pushed it back into more of a circle.

They came back a few days later and flattened again and started building a nest. Soon we had 4 little blue eggs in the nest which I can look into from a six foot ladder.

Soon we had three baby birds, it appears one didn't make it.

It will be 2 weeks tomorrow since the first was born and they are flapping their wings often and being feed plenty of protein (big juicy worms and other insects) from both parents.

I even have the Mother coming to my Oriole feeder eating the grape jelly.

Both robin parents are vigorously defending the nest and young from other birds and squirrels coming to close to them.

They should be flying the nest here in a few more days. Good luck to them!