lefty6262
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if you were to remove them before hatching, the pair will simple replace with a second nest.
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1995brave
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Handbasket
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A photo of the adult bird might help someone ID it, or confirm the ID above. That's if you can catch one at rest out in the clear.
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lefty6262
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if you were to remove them before hatching, the pair will simple replace with a second nest.
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rockhillmanor
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PegLW wrote:Those appear to be Towhee eggs. They do build double nests and are very protective. The normal nesting period is 10 - 12 days.Peg
Thank you. I looked up the Towee you suggested but she doesn't look like that.
Quote:A photo of the adult bird might help someone ID it, or confirm the ID above. That's if you can catch one at rest out in the clear.
HA! Since I invaded her space to take the pix of the nest I am no longer allowed any where's near the back half of my MH! I sure hope I don't need anything out of those back bays any time soon.
She is a medium sized bird, gray in color, and has a wide tail that is on a 45 degree angle that she twitches. And when she attacks she emits an real eerie sound like a muffled B52 bomber!
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so as to have the life that is waiting for us".
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bobcouch
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The nest looks close enough
Nest Picture
And the description sounds like a Mockingbird. They are certainly aggressive enough.
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ennajean
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Maybe the campground owners could help identify the bird/eggs..... This will be a good story for you to tell for years to come.
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BCSnob
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Agressive, gray bird slightly bigger than a robin can describe a Northern Mockingbird. Do these birds sing at night, any time of the night? The linked website has photos and recordings of bird songs. It also says this....
Quote:If you’ve been hearing an endless string of 10 or 15 different birds singing outside your house, you might have a Northern Mockingbird in your yard. These slender-bodied gray birds apparently pour all their color into their personalities. They sing almost endlessly, even sometimes at night, and they flagrantly harass birds that intrude on their territories, flying slowly around them or prancing toward them, legs extended, flaunting their bright white wing patches.
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rockhillmanor
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Quote: bobcouchThe nest looks close enoughNest Picture
And the description sounds like a Mockingbird. They are certainly aggressive enough.
ding ding we have a winner! You were right it is a Mockingbird. Tks!
I also emailed a camper I met awhile back that I remember them saying they were birders to see if they could shed any light on this.
Here is their email back to me about my dilemma, too funny, thought I'd share with you all.
"Congratulations -- you have the very rare (laughing here!!) nest of a Northern Mockingbird -- the Florida state bird, in your ladder!!!
The good news is: incubation period on eggs is 11-13 days, so depending on when she laid them, they could be close to hatching and then the nestling period also runs about 13-15 days before the babies are ready to leave the nest and be cared for by the parents outside of the nest.
Alternatively, if you wear a helmet (LOL -- mockers are known to violently defend their territories and nests...as you have become familiar with),...
OR if you prefer to be a good little naturalist, you can just remain in your campground for a few more weeks and leave the happy little family to their own devices -- also ensuring that you wear a soup pot over your head when venturing outdoors !!!"
OMG! Just when things were getting a bit dull full-timing I get to meet the Florida State Bird upfront and personal to make things more spicey! Well it looks like its off to the store to buy a helmet if I plan on ever going outside the MH again. 
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rockhillmanor
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BCSnob wrote:Agressive, gray bird slightly bigger than a robin can describe a Northern Mockingbird. Do these birds sing at night, any time of the night? The linked website has photos and recordings of bird songs. It also says this....
Quote:If you’ve been hearing an endless string of 10 or 15 different birds singing outside your house, you might have a Northern Mockingbird in your yard. These slender-bodied gray birds apparently pour all their color into their personalities. They sing almost endlessly, even sometimes at night, and they flagrantly harass birds that intrude on their territories, flying slowly around them or prancing toward them, legs extended, flaunting their bright white wing patches.
Mark
YUP! That's them! For the past few weeks there has been a bird on top of my MH right by the roof vent that erupts into song all night long. For awhile I thought it was several different birds ondering why my MH? Drives the dogs absolutely crazy when they start up in the middle of the night.
Hmmm, do you think this is something that needs to be recorded in rvparkreviews?
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