Several years ago baltimore orioles and robins both nested in the branches of an elm tree in my backyard, and a flicker used a nestbox on the same tree. The elm has long since gone.
I don't think you should count the house sparrow nest. In fact, you should not let them reproduce. > I have a tree that's about twenty feet high right outside my backdoor at > my > store. I month ago we had some house sparrows take over a nest box at > about > 6 o'clock on the tree. Two weeks ago a robin built a nest at about 5 > o'clock on the tree and in the past two days a pair of cedar waxwings have > begun to build a nest at about 10 o'clock. I have been watching this tree > for the past four years and no one has nested in it. On top of that, for > the last two weeks we have had some major roof construction going on right > next to the tree and this year three different birds species are nesting > in > it. Right across the parking lot is a whole wetland full of trees (and > peace) but the birds are choosing the tree next to the building. > > I understand that multiple bird species nesting in a large tree happens, > but > this tree is so small. Has anyone else come across this before? > > > -- > Sharon Stiteler > Uptown, Minneapolis > the official bird lady of www.neilgaiman.com > > See the mouse incident at www.wildbirdstore.net/kare11.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mnbird mailing list > mnb...@linux2.winona.msus.edu > http://linux2.winona.msus.edu/mailman/listinfo/mnbird >
