Date: 6/16/26 2:10 pm
From: Richard Littauer <richard.littauer...>
Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] the sad side of bird-watching
I dunno, Maeve, it sounds like a Blue Jay or Crow got to have a nice lunch.
I'm happy for them. Nice to have a full stomach.

This Google Scholar Search says that some papers mention CSWA renesting:
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Chestnut-sided+warbler%22+%22renest%22&btnG=
.

On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> wrote:

> Chestnut-sided Warblers have nested in our yard for many years (along with
> catbirds, redstarts, Common Yellowthroats, chickadees, Hairy Woodpeckers,
> robins and House Wrens). This year, for the first time, we discovered a
> nest! Here’s a photo: https://ebird.org/checklist/S357347347
> We rerouted our regular path from house to veggie garden so we wouldn’t
> agitate the little female. But yesterday I glanced over at the nest, and
> it’s empty - no eggs, no egg shells. The birds couldn’t have hatched and
> fledged in the last three days, so clearly something got the eggs - maybe a
> Blue Jay or a crow? Does anyone know if this species renests?
> Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
>


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