Guess What! Wrong Bird Eggs Identified Yesterday
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
Nashville, Tennessee
May 26, 2020 3:28pm CST
I thought I found a cardinal nest of eggs yesterday. I was out walking around in the yard just now and saw this little Carolina Wren fly out from the nest.
Their eggs are similar to cardinals, but I am sure this wren was sitting on the eggs.
What a cool moment I had once again in my yard. I never know what I might find in the yard.
These wrens are small but they sing very loudly. And they let each other know when a human or crazy bird lady 
comes around. As they should.
I will leave them alone... for now. But will keep you updated.
comes around. As they should.
I will leave them alone... for now. But will keep you updated.32 people like this
32 responses
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 May 20
I thought that was a nuthatch, but it's definitely a wren.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 May 20
@CarolDM What a beautiful closeup, good job!
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 May 20
@kobesbuddy I am so excited to see another family in the making.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
26 May 20
Hey, Mothers do mistakes and/or they fill in for others!!
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 May 20
With your description of the wren, I think there is a wren here. A pretty small bird that is so loud with its sound. We call them Pipit but there are many types of them in the rice fields. The one I usually see here is brown like that in the picture.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 May 20
@CarolDM thank you for sharing the information. The pipit is common in the provinces where there are rice fields. But in villages like where we live, it would be unusual. So now I still do not know if what we have here is a Pipit or probably a wren.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 May 20
The wrens have the white brow above their eyes, the curved bill and the tail is usually up. But there are many types of wrens.
I just read this on Wikipedia: The paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit is a small passerine bird in the pipit and wagtail family. It is a resident (non-migratory) breeder in open scrub, grassland and cultivation in southern Asia east to the Philippines.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 May 20
@Alexandoy Oh I see, they are common in the rice fields but not around your home. Maybe you could snap a photo sometime.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 May 20
It doesn't matter whose they are in the end, it is important that there will be young birds
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
27 May 20
@LowRiderX Thanks, this one is actually in the front garden.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 May 20
@CarolDM That is true, it's good that you're letting us know, I feel like I was in your backyard
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@RasmaSandra (97990)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 May 20
What a cute bird and glad you found out what the eggs were. I hope the bids can hatch them.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
27 May 20
Looks like a very small bird more like sparrows
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
27 May 20
@jayanth_77 The are ground feeders. They like insects, spiders, grasshoppers, etc.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
27 May 20
@CarolDM I have never seen such a beautiful bird. Must be a garden bird that feed on nectar from flowers or worms.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
27 May 20
Easy mistake then if the eggs are similar.
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