Nesting House Finches

On our front porch I have hung our bird feeder. The location is perfect because there is birch tree by the porch that provides shelter and perches for the birds, and it’s right in front of the windows over the kitchen sink. After buying new seed from a local garden shop I have found we are getting much more bird traffic than before. And since the neighbor’s roaming feline has since passed onto the kitty heaven, there are fewer predators skulking about. I have noticed for the last few weeks a lot of action in the two hanging plant baskets on the front porch. So on Monday I got a chair and peeked into the basket on the north side of the house. I turned it all around until I found this tiny, tightly woven nest.

 I looked into the other basket but couldn’t see anything. I left the other nest alone and observed the mama bird coming and going from the nest. But on Thursday I noticed more noise and lots of traffic out of the other basket, so I grabbed a chair and camera and really looked into the basket and found another nest with at least 4 nestlings. But they were so snuggled down that it was hard to tell.

The kids and I have really gotten into watching our birds, and we have been onling learning more about them.  Here are a couple of good sites about finches.
Celebrate Urban Birds
All About Birds