[obol] Re: Small nest

[David C. Bailey]

Many songbirds make small nests such as you describe. Since we know the 
location is in a grape vine in a vinyard, that limits it to low nesting 
species. Some of the contenders are: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow 
Warbler, Willow Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Hutton's or Cassin's 
Vireo, and maybe song sparrow. What did the nest look like.

David

> *Subject: Small nest*
> From: "Douglas Kirkpatrick" <kirkpat AT charter.net>
> Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 20:37:03 -0700
>
> 
>News from a vineyard in Medford:
>
>1) My pinot noir grapes are turning purple and I can again hear Western
>tanagers "pddtt'ing" in the nearby trees.
>
>2) I just found a little nest (inside diameter = 1 1/2 inches) in a
>chardonnay vine. The nest is abandoned and there are no shell fragments. It
>seems too large to be a hummer's nest. Other possibilities?
>
>Stay cool.
>
>Doug Kirkpatrick
>Medford
>