Kingbird nest

 

Many larger birds reuse their (chick hatching) nest over and over again in successive years. Indeed to combat parasites, the Bald Eagle will keep adding a layer atop their nest until it is so large that the wind brings down the tree. At the other extreme, hummingbirds build a new nest each year. Between these sizes, birds might build new or reuse an older nest. The robin builds new (see previous posting, blog.kootenay-lake.ca/?p=34611), and the Eastern Kingbird reuses.

Indeed, yesterday, I found a Eastern Kingbird incubating in the same nest which it had been feeding chicks in last year on July 16, (blog.kootenay-lake.ca/?p=33529).

I will have watch it for the pending chicks.

A Eastern Kingbird incubates eggs in the same nest it used last year.

 

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One Response to Kingbird nest

  1. Paul P. says:

    Nice to see it made it back.

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