Date: 6/21/26 9:15 am From: Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] the disappearance of CSWA eggs
Thanks to everyone who responded about the loss of the Chestnut-sided Warblers eggs and the possibility of re-nesting.
I rarely react negatively to predation, and I’m sure the Blue Jay who took the eggs thoroughly enjoyed them, but jeezum, they were our babies! And that little female had sat on them during very hot sunny days and in close-to-freezing downpours!
Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
> On Jun 16, 2026, at 5:09 PM, Richard Littauer <richard.littauer...> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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= > .
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> On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> wrote:
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>> 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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