On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:03:39 -0400, John McGaw wrote:

The North American Robin is what is known as a 'shelf nester' and, as
you've seen they really seem to love porch lights. Although the location
seems clumsy to you the parents will probably do just fine if they aren't
bothered too much. The location is probably completely immune to external
attacks there.

House is brick. Squirrels can get up there if they want. No cats.

The top of the porch light is metal and kinda pointed. Glass globe
hangs down from it. I'm sure she simply failed to get the nest
properly weaved last year. But she's got it now.

When I was a child the same pair of robins built nests on our back door
porchlight and successfully raised several broods except for one year when
one hatchling fell from the nest and onto the porch. My mother and I hand
raised it and the next spring the nestling showed up perched on the porch
railing and deigned to be hand fed again. The next year an older robin
showed up the same way and would let us get within a couple of feet but not
close enough for feeding. I'd say, let the birds be and if they made a good
choice they will do fine and you might just get some entertainment and a
friend in the bargain.

Sounds good to me. She seems to be doing OK.

Thanks for a very nice little story.

Best,
P

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