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Carolina Wrens nestling to fledgling and after?
Carolina Wrens nested in my open, attached garage, on a shelving unit. The nest is about 3 feet above the ground, between my laundry area and side door - I am able to look in while passing by and they seem very tolerant to humans. The babies are 5 days old and doing well. I have read they will leave the nest at 10-16 days, but am not sure what this really means. Here are my questions:
1. Do they just jump out and head for the bushes (which are filled with snakes and neighbors cats), or will they try to fly around and then go back to the nest for the first few attempts?
2. Can/should I put them in my dog run and walk the pups for a week or so?
It is 'fenced', but not topped, and about 15 feet from the door of the garage. It is bordered by a wall of jasmine vines, a tree, bushes, and faces the 3 acres of backyard. They can easily hop out of the 'fence', which is a white garden trellis with xxx forming one inch holes. It will keep out the larger predators, like raccoons, dogs or cats, but only if they stay in it! I know this is not probable, but it could give them a better chance.
2a. If I do put them there, which I am leaning to, should I move a box in for them to hide/sleep in? I can also put a pallet fence up. I am planting vertical pallet gardens to replace the trellis 'fencing', so I can just move that project up a bit if that is a better idea?
3. How long until they are independent and flying?
4. Will my pre-landscaping - clearing out a years worth of leaves from behind bushes and tilling flowerbeds - destroy their habitat / hiding spaces / reduce food to unsustainable levels for either fledglings or adults?
5. Can I move the nest once the babies are grown and before momma lays new eggs - or will the parents pick a new spot? If not, I can add a divider. I LOVE having them, but need to SHARE the space!
Thanks for any information you can give - I've thrown quite a few questions out, appreciate any ideas - and I love links!
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- ?Lv 69 years agoFavorite Answer
Nesting is a dangerous time for birds, because they must stay in one place to be successful parents. They have chosen a safe place, in their view, and the young will grow very quickly. I am unsure about the exact number of days to fledge, but 10-16 days sounds very reasonable.
You will be able to see them getting feathers, starting to flap their little wings. Wing feathers grow in before tail feathers, so while they are able to flap, and fly a little, the steering is not always accurate until their tail (rudder) feathers are long enough. They will leave the nest, and never return. They may be on the ground for a few days, and can fly away from predators, and will likely remain near some food, and brush for protection. The parents will be watching, teaching, and trying to keep them safe from predation. They will call out a warning, should they see anything they believe to be dangerous to the chicks.
Your landscaping will not have a negative effect, if the parents choose to nest there, there would be abundant food for themselves and the little ones. Wrens are bug eaters, not seed, so they will find their own food, and teach their young as well. After they have fledged, you can remove the nest, and next year, should they return, they may choose the same spot (since it was a safe and successful nest) or they may choose a new spot. Birds are a bit fickle, not always choosing what we believe to be safe. I recently found a robin's nest, built on the idle backhoe. Never occupied, obviously a lot of work and then no eggs layed. So much energy is expended.
You are best to leave them, and be watchful for predators as well. You can help protect them, but at a distance, since the parents would believe you to be a predator as well. :) Nature has provided them with the ability to hop/fly, and watchful parents is the best we can do.
Source(s): volunteer in wild animal hospital, birder - Anonymous9 years ago
Leave them alone. Let them finish raising the babies and no matter what you see, dont interfere. Once the babies are all "flown" the coop and mom and dad begin normal life again, you can move the nest and they will either find it or build another (maybe back in the same spot at which point you have to decide if you want to share that space with them for their life span.
If you run into issues, call your local rescue
Source(s): exotic bird owner / rescue / rehab - Anonymous5 years ago
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