WNJ Exclusive: Mother's Day Nest Surprise
Nest in Union, New Jersey.
Photo credit: Jillian Weislo
by Jillian Weislo
While helping my dad trim bushes in my backyard yesterday, we stumbled upon this nest with some very hungry chicks in it! We couldn't have planned it better finding it on Mother's Day morning. I got a glimpse of the mother sitting on them this morning, but she was very well concealed. It looked like it could've been a Tufted Titmouse. Would anyone be able to confirm this by looking at these pictures?
While helping my dad trim bushes in my backyard yesterday, we stumbled upon this nest with some very hungry chicks in it! We couldn't have planned it better finding it on Mother's Day morning. I got a glimpse of the mother sitting on them this morning, but she was very well concealed. It looked like it could've been a Tufted Titmouse. Would anyone be able to confirm this by looking at these pictures?
Someone is hungry!
Not a Tufted Titmouse: that species breeds in cavities, not in open cup nests. How big was the nest? How high in the tree? Keep a distant and discreet eye out for the parents and let us know what you find out!
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It's in a bush about 6-7 feet high. I think it might be a Robin's nest.
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