Bird's Nest Update.

[fenderlove]

I've got sad news yet again. This morning we had another large lightning storm. For the second time in two years, our phone blew up (it was the one electronic item we forgot to unplug), but none of our computers or such got ruined this time...

Normally, during storms, because the wind is pretty violent, we bring in the wreath from the front door, but since the bird's nest was in it and the mother robin had just returned and was chirping and settled, we decided it might be best not to disturb the wreath for fear of dislodging the nest. The wind whipped up so badly that the robin flew off, and we decided that we should try to bring the wreath in nest and all. Unfortunately, by the time I got to it, the nest had been blown to the ground, and the little egg was broken.

Just a little while ago, the robin came back. She flew around the window, hopped around the nest on the ground (the rain had washed the remains of the egg away), and then sat on the railing of our stoop, looking at the window where the wreath had been. She flew off again, and now she's back yet again. She's sitting on the door knob, chirping. It sounds heartbreaking. I know it's just a bird, but I feel awful. Why did it have to storm today?

Comments

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

I think I'm going to cry... that's so sad! Poor robin. :-(

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

The poor creature just seems so confused, and that's the worst part.

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

*hugs* It's early in the summer and we have tons of male robins around, so I hope she can lay another egg, but I hope if she does that she'll do it in a more secure location.

[kindredspirit75.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, that is nature but it's still sad.

*hugs*

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

I keep telling myself that even if she had built her nest in one of our trees that it still could have fallen out in the storm or been hit by lightning (one of our trees was struck during the storm today) or carried off by the multitude of squirrels, but I just wish I had gone outside sooner even though it was just as likely that I could have dropped the nest when I moved the wreath or something like that and then I would feel worse than I do now. :(

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I hope she can maybe lay another egg soon (in a safer location).

[sockmonkeyhere.livejournal.com]

Can you reconstruct the mother bird's set-up; put the nest (or whatever remains of it) back in place on the wreath, and hang the wreath back on the door? She might mate again and lay another egg there. Even if the nest is damaged, she might repair it herself and use it again! *hug*

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

The nest is pretty much intact, but I'm worried that with the summer storms getting worse and worse this year that the same thing would happen. We left the nest on the ground, and the poor mother robin poked around it as if she was trying to figure out where her egg was. My mom and I are hoping she will carry the nest to a new location (we think that's how she nested in the wreath in the first place because it was a very well-constructed nest and I just don't think she had time to build it in a few hours... so I think maybe she was building it elsewhere and brought it to the wreath). It would be safer for her to nest somewhere less volatile, but she's actually sitting on the empty nest on the ground chirping even after sunset. :( *hugs*

[sockmonkeyhere.livejournal.com]

Aww, now I want to bring cinder blocks to your front porch and build a wind-blocking igloo thingy around the nest! Stupid storms. (Although we need the rain.)

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

We found a miracle second egg trapped in the wreath! We put it back in the nest and then put the nest in the wreath 'cause we just didn't know where else to put it so that the mother bird would know where it was. She came back and has been sitting on the nest for a few days! I hope the weather holds out!

[sockmonkeyhere.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's wonderful! I saw in your later entries that the father bird has joined her. Best of luck to the whole feathered family!

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

Oh that's so sad :(

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

The poor bird has been out there all night chirping. It really does hurt my heart. I hope she can take the nest and find a safer place to maybe have another egg.

[shapinglight]

That is sad news, but these things happen.

:hugs: