Pauli Perhaps a Goldfinch. Ira Sanders Golden, CO On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:40 PM Pauli Driver-Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Everyone, > I took a step ladder and tried to get better measurements and scale. (see > two additional pictures) I'm really curious and want to learn more. I've > never seen a nest quite like this one. > > Can anyone help educate me? > > Thanks! > Pauli > > From: Pauli Driver-Smith <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 9:10 PM > To: 'cobirds' <[email protected]> > Subject: Help identifying bird's nest Weld County near Mead > > Hi Everyone, > > I found this tiny birds nest across the road from my house on the shore of > Highland Lake. It is small, but still larger than any hummingbird nest I've > seen, besides we rarely, if ever see hummingbirds in my area. I'm attaching > photos. The nest is about 6.5 feet up in a small tree, and is taller than > it is wide. I didn't have anything to measure it with, but best guess is > that it is about 2.5" - 3" across and about 4" tall/long. > > Anyone have any ideas as to what kind of bird builds a nest like this? > > Thanks, > Pauli Smith > Highland Lake/Mead, Weld County > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DM5PR1101MB217295F1AFCD72E3FEE74AC5DF470%40DM5PR1101MB2172.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Ira Sanders Golden, CO "My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABF3siE4XdczaFkH-yjHwtZEu4E_Z7wRqwA%3D2%2B3%3DGZusbGE9vQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
