61. Brenda S. Scott, Tallahassee, Florida

Apparently this Carolina Wren decided to lay her eggs near a television antenna so she could get good reception while nesting!

62. Margaret Skinner, Memphis, Tennessee

The robins apparently like the look of our downspout.  It was such pleasure to watch them...was sad to see them fly away.

63. Kati Anderson, Prescott, Arizona

 Some birds don't seem to mind nesting in a highly populated area! A pair of House Finches decided that the back of a Doggie Bag Dispenser at the entrance to a very popular trail head in Watson Woods, Prescott AZ, was as good as any. I guess the constant rattling of the box as dog walkers from the local Humane Society took baggies did not deter this hardy pair from laying three eggs.

64.  Terry Rosenau, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Our friendly neighbourhood robin who built a nest on top of the wreath that my wife hung on our front door.  There were 2 American Robin eggs in the nest and the mother (I am assuming) robin sat on the nest for about 1 week.  After that the robin was gone and as well the eggs.  We assume a magpie came over for dinner.

65. Paul Conzelman, Lafayette, Louisiana

My son, Craig, was constructing a shed in the backyard of his newly purchased home and about midway through the construction I happened to notice a nest forming in the rafters.  One day we had been working on the shed for a couple of hours when I glanced up and noticed the Mourning Dove sitting on her nest.  She had apparently been there for some time and wasn't bothered by our activity.  She remained on the nest at least until we had ceased work for the day.  Her presence was noticed on several subsequent days and our activity never seemed to bother her.  Her presence did slow down our project in that we waited to finish "her portion" of the shed until after the fledglings were gone. 

66. James H. Smith, Holtwood, Pennsylvania

This nest was placed in the inverted canoe hanging under my carport.  The Carolina Wren which made it fledged at least four young'uns about a week ago, as I watched both parents busy trying to get food to them as they begged in the azalea bushes next to the carport.  Needless to say, we have not been on the river as yet this season!

 67. R.J. Smith, Tallapoosa, Georgia

 This nest is located in an equipment shed.

68. Bob and Linda Smith, Prescott, AZ

I went out to BBQ some hot dogs this past week end and was interrupted when I opened the BBQ to find someone looking back at me.  Needless to say, we boiled the hot dogs on the stove in the house and will delay any BBQ'ing for a while.  We believe the birds are Bewick's Wren and see the parents coming and going with bugs and feeding the little nestlings, interestingly the parents come and go through a match lighter hole in the bottom of the BBQ.  If you look close, at the left, under the fork, you will see a nest mate as there were 2 of them when we went for the camera.

69.  Lisa "Nikki" Simcox, Sevierville, Tennessee

This is a picture of a Carolina Wren nest that was built in the bottom drawer of my husband's woodworking desk.

70. Kathryn M. Conway, Nassau, New York

Bird Nest in a Traffic Signal

For business I specialize in light emitting diodes (LEDs). In an earlier career I was a biological illustrator and photographer. Wherever I travel, I take photos of LED installations, like this one in San Jose, California, just outside the Convention Center. Fortuitously, it combines both my interests: LEDs and birds! The nesting pair must have thrown caution to the wind to settle into a yellow traffic signal, above a very busy urban crosswalk. I couldn't linger to see what species was so bold, because I had to catch the tram!

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