Date: 6/21/26 12:56 pm From: Brenda Detfurth <brenda.detfurth...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] the disappearance of CSWA eggs
Hi Maeve,
I completely understand and would feel exactly the same way! Poor CSWA Mama
and family; I’m sorry for your loss 😞
Warmly,
Brenda
On Sun, Jun 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> wrote:
> 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:
> >
> > 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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> > richard.social
>
