How exciting!!! I'm jealous of everyone with their nesting Curve-billed
Thrashers! :) I've never participated in nest watch, but I think it would
be fun! They should give you guidelines, but be cautious about making a
path to the nest by repeatedly checking on it from one direction or
checking on it too often. Bluejays, grackles, etc are absolutely predators
of baby birds, will notice disturbance, and it could lead them to the nest.
Hope they are successful and you have fun watching them!
On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 4:52 PM Nancy Neill <nancy.m.neill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a pair of Curve-Billed Thrashers reusing a nest in the Cholla
Cactus on our back fence in the alley. One has been singing for about a
week on the telephone poles and in some of the trees. The past few days,
I've seen a second smaller bird. This morning, this bird flew into the
cactus. I peaked over the fence, and she was by the nest. This afternoon,
she was trying to pull an old bare ivy vine off the fence and then flew to
the other side of the yard and was picking up dead grass. I've never done
NestWatch before and was thinking about doing it. Any advise? Thanks for
your help!
