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15-05-2003, 02:44 PM

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Would a magpie attack a robin's nest? I saw two robins setting up a
nest in a birdhouse in my back yard, then didn't see them for a few
weeks, so I had a look in the nest and there was an egg in it. I left
things alone but didn't see the robins any more. Then last week I
noticed that the nest had been pulled out of the birdhouse. I thought
maybe a rat or cat had been at it, as all trace of the egg was gone.
I put the nest back in the birdhouse just to see what would happen,
and today it was pulled out again. I saw a magpie looking around the
yard yesterday, so I'm wondering if it could be the culprit. If so,
could it have chased off the robins in the first place?
Thanks for any info,

Very likely. Most (possibly all?) corvines will rob nests. Magpies are
particular eggsperts.

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