Surprise Robin Nest on my Deck
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
Nashville, Tennessee
May 4, 2020 2:06pm CST
Was out walking around in the yard just now. Picked up a few limbs from the storm. I noticed a robin on my deck privacy fence. Kind of odd. They are usually in the trees or the yard.
Walked on the deck to see what was going on and tah-dah, a nest. It is huge. It goes all the way back in the corner of the fence. The spot is not the best, a lot of traffic in this area. Birds are always flying around and the hummingbird feeder is close as well.
I will watch this nest and see what happens. Robin eggs would be nice to see. They are a beautiful blue. I hope for the best. Sometimes they build, then get scared away and do not return. I will keep you updated.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 May 20
I love the color of robins' eggs! Such a pretty blue! I hope they lay eggs so you can see them.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 May 20
@CarolDM Keep us posted if you see eggs!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
5 May 20
I just noticed a couple of blue-jays moving in the tree outside my living room but hope they aren't setting up as the maintenance people are ready to cut the trees back for hurricanes!!
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
5 May 20
You just have all the animals there, lol
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@MissNikki (5234)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
5 May 20
Awww cute. Hope they stay!
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
4 May 20
That does look like a big nest. Looking forward to hearing if you find any eggs
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@LindaOHio (222283)
• United States
4 May 20
What a nice surprise. Be careful the robins don't bombard you!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
5 May 20
i would argue CBL -(your designation not mine) that it isn't surprising. It is surprising to me when birds don't build nests near your home!
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 May 20
@DocAndersen The yard is fenced in. But cats climb the fences.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
5 May 20
@CarolDM oh i forgot about the two cats that were visiting you - does your deck have a gate?
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
5 May 20
You sure seem to discover a lot of nests. The only things that seem to abound around here are squirrel nests, there are lots of those around.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
5 May 20
@CarolDM Ohh, Almost all of the trees around here are very tall, even if their was a nest, I probably wouldn't see it.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 May 20
@snowy22315 Many times the nests are too high.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
5 May 20
We rented/lived in a house in Cedar Park, Texas and I guess the tenants before us were the ones who left the birdhouse. I loved looking outside to see if any birds would visit.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
6 May 20
That really is a big nest. A couple of years ago we had a hanging fern outside and a sparrow built a nest in the fern. There were 3 little eggs in it so we had to stop watering the plant because we didn't want to drown any babies that hatched. Well, I guess the parents got spooked because they abandoned the nest. I felt so bad for the poor babies that never hatched.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
5 May 20
I once had the opportunity to see the nest up close, maybe twice 
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 May 20
@LowRiderX I understand. I am outside the city just enough to see nature.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
5 May 20
@CarolDM It's almost impossible to see them around town I saw them when I traveled inland, to the countryside
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