The wren, meanwhile, continued his rounds, moving from nest box to nest box, laying claim to them all. A female wren, if one ...

Most birds build some sort of nest where the eggs are incubated. In many species, ... In about 15 wren species, multiple nests are built within a male’s territory, ...

When the wren finishes what it must think is “good enough,” he will fly off, perhaps to build another nest for another bird. His mate-in-waiting must now take over.

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Seven or eight is average for house wrens, nine or 10 unusual. A second nesting, however, likely will be four to six eggs. The female lays one egg per day, usually first thing in the morning.

For eastern phoebes, a single nest requires so much incubating that splitting up the effort is almost sure to fail.

By Howard Whiteman Murray State University It was an odd place for a hummingbird nest, but there it was. I typically think ...

In human terms, it doesn’t take long for the little ones to grow and fledge – around two weeks in most cases. We watched from ...

A catbird was skulking around the forsythia in my backyard this morning, but she was stealthy enough to keep their nest a ...

Carolina wrens, 0.74-ounce, brown birds with a distinctive white eyebrow, curved beak, erect tail and a loud, melodious call are some of the most assiduous and inventive nest builders among birds.

I have not heard the house wren singing since the day he arrived. He may have kept flying north. Even so, I won’t be checking the chickadee nest again.