Robin Tragedy

[Writer]

A pair of robins built a nest on top of an outdoor light fixture just outside our bedroom window. I was in the bedroom today to work a steam cleaner on the carpet when I noticed that the light had twisted to the side and the nest had fallen to the ground. :cry:

Three embryo birds died. :cry:

I am so upset about this. I have been watching mama bird for a few weeks now and I can't stand seeing animals suffer.

Please tell me that the robins will be okay for the season when they've lost their babies!

[NewEnglandGirl]

1. They will definitely be ok

don't worry, it happens a lot. That's why when I see them trying to make a nest where I think they won't be safe, as much as it kills me, I try to chase them away. But it's not always easy to see what they're doing. They'll be fine, they'll set up house in another spot right away. :hug:

[Writer]

2. Thanks.

Robins never have seemed to be very smart nest builders. Growing up my mom would rescue baby robins unable to fly and try would feed them bread and milk until they developed their feathers. The poor little things.

Thanks. :hug: I feel so bad. Mr. Writer is going to come home and take care of the disaster before other animals get to them. :(

[NewEnglandGirl]

4. I know how you feel

I'm always calling the audobon society to ask what I should do about this and that happening with them. When they nest on lights, low shrubs etc. I just hold my breath cause it usually ends badly. :scared:

[Blue Diadem]

3. They'll be ok Writer.

Every year we have robins build their nest in a small maple tree. Nearly every year, the nest would blow down or the birds would fall out. I can always tell when their kids made it, because the baby would eventually leave the nest, usually unable to fly, only able to hop around and hide under the evergreens. One baby made it this year, we still see him around. He's lost that fuzz feather on his head and has finally grown some tail feathers.

I even fed one once..it was sitting on the garden fence and I was pulling weeds. I found a worm..it was sitting there with its mouth open so I dropped it in. Tee hee..it clamped down on my finger and scared me to death.

The one thing we do is remove any nesting material from our light fixtures. After a couple years of sparrow's attempts to build nests and lose their eggs on our garage light fixtures, we began taking down the nesting materials as soon as they put it up. Now they've moved to a large arborvitae to nest.

It's hard seeing the tiny ones die.

:hug: