Lovely little nest! Please find it in your heart to get rid of that cowbird egg. Cowbird chicks will hatch first and are very aggressive about killing the other chicks.
Oh, that is a shame about the Cowbird egg. I go back and forth between hating cowbirds for being nest parasites (I think that is the term) and trying to accept that this a natural occurrence.
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Like Anne, I was conflicted about how to proceed but after seeing all 5 phoebe chicks fledge last year, I'm not about to put this brood at risk. The cowbird egg will go first thing in the morning. And thanks for the great link, Nan!
Like Anne, I was conflicted about how to proceed but after seeing all 5 phoebe chicks fledge last year, I'm not about to put this brood at risk. The cowbird egg will go first thing in the morning. And thanks for the great link, Nan!
Thanks for following along on this adventure. I'm going to open the egg now. Doubt the results will make for a good photo , but I'll let you know it turns out.