A New Finch Nest!

The May brood of Finch chicks fledged about 10 days ago so I went out today to check the nest, see whether Momma Finch has started preparing for her next clutch of eggs.

She absolutely has, though not as she did the last time. This time, instead of cleaning up the nest, trimming the edges and adding new material, she abandoned the original nest and started a new one the next post over.

The new nest is still a bit crude, sticks hanging over the edge, and there are no eggs yet. However, based on past behavior, within the next week or so we should see eggs in the nest, first one or two then within a few days as many as six.

I've removed the old nest and cleaned up the top of that post. I've also moved the video camera, so that the live stream is of the new nest. Join me in watching over the next month or so as this Finch pair start raising their third brood of 2020.