Evicted!

After so many years of watching the House Sparrows nest in the vent across from my kitchen window, Northern Flickers are being spotted there consistently and poor Mr. is sitting over on my fence, crying the blues! I feel sad…but, I guess this is nature at its most interesting. I am amazed that these two, especially Mr. Sparrow, fought so long and hard. At some point who wouldn’t surrender to this particular beak? Not certain that the Flickers will raise young in this location. It may be a mere hiding-hole, but we shall see. I haven’t seen Mr. Sparrow at the vent opening since yesterday morning, so I would say, “he’s evicted”! It’s been four days since I’ve seen Mrs. Sparrow, so I’m thinking that during the first days of encroachment, she abandoned her nest. All nesting materials are to be found on the ground outside of that vent.

Happier Days, although the weather was brutal! March 11, 2018