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destillat

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ok, some robin made a nest on my evestrough this spring...
it's not a huge nusciance, and i didn't want to get rid of it for fear of killing the eggs or chicks...
i saw chicks a few weeks ago, so i'm wondering if there are any bird enthusiasts that would know if it's safe to trash the nest now?
i have no problem with making momma bird go find a new home, i just didn't want to hurt the babys... once they are good to take care of themselves, i'm fine with getting rid of it...
any advice?
 
When the mother is done nesting they will abandon the nest. If you see no activity for about 2 weeks, it will be safe to get rid of the nest. Do not go near the nest now, if baby birds see people too often they will become imprinted with humans and many not be scared of them later in life. This may put them in danger.
 
destillat said:
ok, some robin made a nest on my evestrough this spring...
it's not a huge nusciance, and i didn't want to get rid of it for fear of killing the eggs or chicks...
i saw chicks a few weeks ago, so i'm wondering if there are any bird enthusiasts that would know if it's safe to trash the nest now?
i have no problem with making momma bird go find a new home, i just didn't want to hurt the babys... once they are good to take care of themselves, i'm fine with getting rid of it...
any advice?
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I had a nest near my bedrom window, many years ago. You just have to wait it out until they groe big enough and are weaned so that they go away, if you respect nature, as I know you do. It doesn't take too long.
 
I had a nest of robins on a ledge on my porch column. It was the perfect place for a nest because it was sheltered from 2 sides, and above by the roof on the porch. The only problem was that every time I walked out the door, the parents would FREAK out. They never dove at me, but they were highly agitated.

I just waited till the young ones flew away (which surprisingly wasn't that long) then took the nest down.

Within a couple of days, the same 2 robins were building another nest!!

This time I drew the line and put some bricks up there so that they had to find somewhere else to build their nest.
 
On the other hand, if you grab the eggs when they are fresh -- free omlettes :p
 
Actually, you can get in deep shit if you disturb the nest during the building or the nesting faze. I forget what the fine is but I remember it being quite hefty.

As for imprinting, when I was a kid there was a robin's nest above our walk and one day I found a baby laying on the walk. It was so young, no feathers, a little tiny yellow thing. Mom didn't do anything with it so we brought it inside, fed it ground up worms with an eyedropper and eventually dog food. It grew to be an adult and would ride around on the dog's back, eat from the same bowl, ride on our shoulder when we went bicycling around the neighbourhood. We tried setting it free by driving it blocks and blocks away but it always beat us home.

We eventually took it to the riverdale zoo......(and then we took it to the movies and then the theatre lol...)
 
We have birds trying to build a nest just outside our patio door. I put a toy snake there this year and they won't come near the spot. I believe you can also use the owl, hawk or other predator type of deterrant as well. I just happened to like the snake becuase it rears up when it gets wet in the rain...cool.
 
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