A few years ago I observed a Mourning Dove nest that the dove
constructed on top of an old Robin's nest. This was on top of someone's
porch light.
John Habig
261 Lantis Dr.
Carlisle, Ohio 45005
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From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Margaret Bowman
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 9:41 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Raptor nests
Of course, bald eagles take over nests of other birds. The Utica
eagle's
nest was taken over from a heron rookery, and the Black Hand Gorge
eagle's
nest was a former great horned owl's nest. I think that is just what
big
birds (and some smaller birds!) do. I remember a few years ago when I
went
with OOS to The Wilds, someone pointed out a nest that had been used
alternately by great horned owl and red-tailed hawks.
For three years running, a mourning dove nested in the exact same nest,
on a
beam in a machinery shed at my uncle's farm. Then, this year, after
sitting
on the nest for a couple of weeks, it was gone, and nearby a robin
constructed an identical nest to the one that had been used by the
mourning
dove. This leads me to believe that mourning doves are opportunistic,
too,
and that the dove I had watched was using an old robin's nest. I'm
curious.
Has anyone else observed other species of birds using nests they did not
build themselves?
Margaret
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeanne Schneider" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Raptor nests
I'm all for using the artifical nests for Osprey. My reason being, I
have
friends that live in Cass Lake, which was supposed to be one of the most
highly nesting areas for Bald Eagles. When I went up there we checked
out
all the Nests my friends knew about that you could easly get to, they
were
all taken over by Osprey. That leads me to think that they'll possible
do
the same here and take over the Eagle nests, unless they're supplied
with
artifical nest posts in the water especially.
Just my thoughts.
Jeanne
--- On Wed, 7/7/10, Carole Babyak <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Carole Babyak <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Raptor nests
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 12:36 PM
One thought on Osprey nests in cell towers and other man-made
structures:
Many of the Ospreys released in Ohio came from Langley Air Force Base -
VA -
near Washington DC. They were nesting on the flight lights which was
dangerous to the jets and the Ospreys. These young hatched-out with jets
taking off and landing beside them, so they are not bothered by trucks,
cars
and motor boats. Perhaps it will take a few generations to seek natural
nest
sites. Another question on the subject: Do they nest in natural sites on
the
east coast? I've seen pictures of Opreys nests on bouys etc. Have they
adapted to man-made structures out of convenience?
Carole Babyak
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