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Can/do birds move eggs from a nest?

Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:42 pm
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:42 pm
We had a bird nest in the burner of our Mongolian grill. Had 5 eggs last Wednesday and when I got home Sunday there were none. No shells .. no remnants. They had been there for maybe a week.

I’m so sad at the thought that something likely got them.

I think they were some type of warbler.
Posted by Drop4Loss
Birds Eye Of Deaf Valley
Member since Oct 2007
3885 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:00 pm to
Coon got em
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
55468 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:47 pm to
If nothing looked disturbed in the nest my money is on ol' no shoulders.

I've had cats clean out two robbin's nests this Spring. We didn't have cat issues until a sorry arse neighbor decided to get a couple and let them breed and roam unchecked. Well, there may or may not be some checking....
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
5667 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:47 pm to
Birds on our property have started building nests in the chicken coop. Smartest thing I've a seen a bird do
Posted by Capt ST
Hotel California
Member since Aug 2011
12930 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:57 pm to
Probably an African swallow, they grip them by the husks.
Posted by eatpie
Kentucky
Member since Aug 2018
1158 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 1:14 pm to
It was a snake. I've seen it happen. A snake will watch a bird building its nest (returning to the same spot over and over). They'll eat every egg, sometimes even at night, the little birds don't fight much.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
29035 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:38 pm to
Time to toughen up. Circle of life.
Posted by ole man
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2007
11925 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 3:41 pm to
Same thing happened to my blue bird nest no signs of eggs anywhere. Had to be snake. Put a new house up new nest up 5 new eggs. I’m watching it close
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 12:20 pm to
quote:

Can/do birds move eggs from a nest?


nope, some animal got to them

most likely a cat or coon
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