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The Titmouse or Tufted Titmouse (two names for the same bird) are very common yet I never saw a nesting spot for it.  We were pulling in the driveway and I saw a titmouse fly out of a hole in a tree about five feet up across the street.  I investigated and another one flew out of the hole in the tree.  It must have a nest there.  That was a first.  I never found a nesting spot of a titmouse before.  I really do not want to disturb them any more than I have to.  I will just keep my eyes open for that hole in the tree.

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Yesterday my wife found a nest in the garage.  Some months ago I suspected a Carolina wren had a nest nearby.  Usually when I spot the bird singing perched on top of our fence several times she has a nest nearby.  I looked and could not find the nest.  Once I found a baby bird flying around the garage.  I made sure it found its way outside.  I then suspected there might be a nest in the garage but, again, I could not locate it.  Yesterday, my wife spotted a bird nest inside near the entrance of the garage.  This is the third year in a row a Carolina wren has nested in our immediate area.

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A pair of catbirds were hanging around.  Usually that means they might have a nest nearby.  I looked and found a nest in a large bush.  I never did see one in it.  This is not the first time we have had a catbird nesting nearby.  Another time a half grown catbird found its way into our garage and I was thrilled when my son captured it and let it go in the bush they were nesting in.  Last year we had a Carolina wren nesting only feet from our door step.  It kept hopping on top of our fence nearby and then I found out what a lovely voice it has.  I did find the nest.  You never know what bird will have a nest nearby.

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We finally discovered the nest of the Carolina wren that we kept seeing and hearing from our front entrance.  It was well hidden:  in the back of an hanging cherry tomato plant near the fence less than fifteen feet from our front entrance.  We could only see one baby in it but we did not want to disturb it too much so we don’t know how many there are.  This is the second year a Carolina wren has nested nearby.  The baby we could see was quite big so it probably won’t be there long.

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A Carolina wren must have a nest nearby.  I have seen it repeatedly hop on the posts of our fence and sing out from my front door.  It has a beautiful voice I was not familiar with it (???).  As far as wrens go it is big.  Now I am looking out for it and trying to discover its nest which is probably in the adjacent gigantic bush.  Catbirds have nested there before.  Last year a Carolina wren had a nest in a flower pot hanging from the garage door.  Carolina wrens are birds I have fallen in love with.  It was one I was unfamiliar with until I started putting up bird feeders.

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A catbird was having a tug of war with a four inch piece of straw on the ground and lost the battle.  It then disappeared through the fence under a large bush.  Catbirds have had nests in that gigantic bush before.  I will keep an eye open for it and its nest and babies.  A Carolina wren must also have a nest somewhere near.  I saw it alight on top of our fence and beautifully sing out its distinct call.  I have not spotted its nest yet.  Last year it had a nest in one of our flowering baskets hanging from the garage door.  I will keep my eyes open for both of those birds.

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Both my wife and I felt bad about the robin that built a nest just outside our bathroom window in the nearby tree.  She said it spent a few days sitting on the nest and then never returned.  Maybe our cat who sometimes sits (??? in at) the window ten feet away from the nest frightened it away.  And of course there is a bit of traffic to and fro the bathroom during the day.  I was really curious whether there were any eggs in the nest.  I am going to take a ladder under the tree and find out.  I know birds sometimes abandon their nests.  Both of us felt bad about it.

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The latest discovery was a robin built a nest right in a tree next to our bathroom window.  This was pointed out by my wife when I got up.  Since then I have seen the robin sit in the nest and also bring more building material to it.  I want to disturb it as little as possible.  Now I will keep an eye open for it and I am curious whether I will see the baby birds when they come.  Each day has another discovery.  That is all life is a series of small discoveries.

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The only thing I saw on the River was the ubiquitous gull.  I crossed the busy highway to take a closer view of the River but that was all I saw.  With a little luck I thought I might spot one of the bald eagles who nest on the opposite mountain.  Not this time.  I keep looking for them but I never have seen them in the vicinity.

Later on I might occasionally spot a snowy or great egret on the fringes of the nearby islands.  It is still too early in the season for that.  I just wanted to view the expanse of the River.  There were many gulls but that was about it.  They could be found here year around.

Later on I will walk around my land and see what plants are starting to come out of the ground.  The daffodils, of course, are five or six inches tall.  I am wondering whether any of the row of tulips planted last year will come up.  There are always surprises.  Spring is now three weeks and some days away.  We will see what comes up.

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The Carolina wrens who have a nest less than ten feet from our front door are flying back and forth usually with a worm in their mouth.  My wife for the first time stood underneath their nest and could hear the babies.  We are going away five days.  By then the babies might be grown and have flown away.  Baby birds grow so quickly.  It seems as if every year a bird has a nest somewhere near us.

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The Carolina wren hopped on the fence and sang so sweetly.  This was unusual behavior by this bird but there was a nest they planted ten feet away in a wandering Jew plant hanging from the middle of the garage.  Now I knew what they sounded like.  More than once we saw the birds fly from the nest.  Several times we saw one with a worm in his/her mouth.  I could not hear any babies.  It appeared as two birds were flying back and forth from the nest.  The nest was facing the door and my wife was careful not to disturb the birds when she watered the plant.  Now I know what they sound like.  It seems as if every year some bird nests nearby our front door.

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The latest visitor at our house is a bird that built a nest in the wandering Jew plant hanging from the top of our garage door.  The nest is facing the back of the garage.  We saw a bird fly into it today but we still are not certain what kind of bird it is.  It is probably a small song bird.  She might be laying on her eggs.  Baby birds grow up quickly.  And before we know it they are gone.  We are keeping an eye open for them.

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