Update: The female robin who was nesting in a dogwood tree has disappeared. I haven't seen her in the past two days. There was no indication that her eggs hatched. I have not been able to get close enough to the nest to check the condition of any remaining eggs.
According to this web site about robins and their nests, “the main predators of robin eggs are snakes, squirrels, blue jays, and crows.” All of those potential predators live here, although I have not seen any crows close to the nesting tree. I have seen blue jays in or near that tree, and squirrels roam everywhere. The adult female robin may have been attacked while foraging on the ground, too.
These things happen in the wild. I'm disappointed, though, because I was looking forward to watching and photographing fledgling robins from a nearby deck.
According to this web site about robins and their nests, “the main predators of robin eggs are snakes, squirrels, blue jays, and crows.” All of those potential predators live here, although I have not seen any crows close to the nesting tree. I have seen blue jays in or near that tree, and squirrels roam everywhere. The adult female robin may have been attacked while foraging on the ground, too.
These things happen in the wild. I'm disappointed, though, because I was looking forward to watching and photographing fledgling robins from a nearby deck.
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