Back on April 17th I did a post on a Nesting Surprise
we discovered at the Salem Audubon Nature Reserve. The volunteer weeding crew
found a strange hanging nest, and I recognized it and photographed a pair of
Bushtits. In the days and weeks afterward after not seeing any activity I
became convinced that the nest had been abandoned. Then today as John West and
I were seeking out birds at the Reserve we spotted some Bushtits. We continued to try and get some photos, and
in the process I realized that we were in the very area of the nest I assumed
was abandoned. I took John to see the nest, and much to our surprise and good
fortune we got to observe the Bushtits coming and going from the nest in the
process of feeding young ones.
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