i have a mocking bird nest in the honeysuckle tree in my garden. There were three lovely little blue eggs with brown speckles in it. The parent birds had been very busy the last week or so flying in and out with food. I had been hearing cheeping from the nest but then it got very quiet and I haven’t seen the parents much. So this morning, i looked into the nest when it was quiet.
Only one egg hatched. the other two are intact but i am sure they are not viable. I was surprised that the one that did hatch must have fledged already because he is not in the tiny nest nor on the ground under the tree. The info about them says they may fledge in as little as 10 days from hatching, especially if they feel the nest location is threatened, like by Razzle or one of the cats.
I will be keeping a look out for them. They won’t reuse the nest, so in a few days, I will take it down so I can really look at it.
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