Homewrecker

Well, I am sad to say that I’ve wrought havoc on a pair of purple finches. Unknown to me, they’d built a nest in a wreath hanging by the front door. I took it down a little while ago to hang something a little more springlike. I brought the wreath inside and a couple of somethings fell out of it. Turned out to be itty bitty eggs. Two smashed on the floor and the third one survived intact. I examined the wreath and found a tiny nest built on the backside. Oh, that made me feel so sad. I put the one egg back in the nest and took the wreath back outside to hang on the wall. The birds were quite anxious, twittering in a tree only several feet from the house.

I’ve been watching since the terrible event and no one is sitting on the nest yet. They’ve both been back to look at the nest, but they haven’t stayed...although hanging around in the general vicinity. I’m afraid they’ll abandon the nest now. It’s been over an hour since either of them have warmed the egg.