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Where Do Black-capped Chickadees Nest?

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Nest site is in hole in tree, typically enlargement of small natural cavity in rotten wood, sometimes old woodpecker hole or nesting box; usually 5-20′ above the ground In natural cavity, both sexes help excavate or enlarge the interior. Do chickadees use the same nest? Mount the box on a post or tree in a … Read more

Do Magpies Use The Same Nest?

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Both Black-billed and Eurasian magpies often reuse nests, or nest in the same territory. What sort of nest does a magpie build? They build large, domed nests in thorny bushes or high up in tall trees The female lays on average six greenish-blue eggs , heavily spotted with brown, in April, and incubates them for … Read more