Here is some information that may be of interest. According to Cornell's
Birds of the World website:
"Nest is typically placed in outer branches of a small deciduous tree or
bush, often near a stream ... In northern California, 35% of nests are
in willow (/Salix/), 12% in coast live oak (/Quercus agrifolia/); some
are also placed in white alder (/Alnus rhombifolia/), big-leaf maple
(/Acer macrophyllum/), blackberry (/Rubus vitifolius/), cottonwood
(/Populus/), and elderberry (/Sambucus cerulea/) (73
<https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/bkhgro/cur/references#REF31989>)"
The median nest height is about 9 feet.
"Nests are generally well concealed among foliage of branches."
There is no mention about how far the birds go to forage, but as Phil
pointed out, it's probably fairly close. My silly wild guess is within
100 yards of where you saw the birds.
Pete
On 6/6/26 6:40 PM, Phil Brown wrote:
> Hi Bethany,
> please record this for the California breeding bird atlas, that she
> was feeding the young means they are newly fledged, they don't go far
> at that stage. FY code. it would be hard to find the nest now that
> they are out.
>
> Phil
>
> On Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 18:12 Bethany Kilzer <storytel...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I was lucky enough to catch BHGB able and female feeding
> fledglings in my backyard in Scotts Valley today. I hear them
> singing from my back yard as well as from my font yard… Does
> anyone know where/how I might find their nest? Would they be
> nesting nearby, or could they be nesting blocks away? Thank you!
>
> Cheers,
> Bethany
>
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