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Hello Tweets,
According to Ken Kaufman's Lives of North American =
Birds, the male does arrive at the "breeding grounds" first to stake =
claim to territory and attract a mate. The book also says that the nest =
is built by both sexes, but it doesn't say anything about the male =
building a nest before they have found a nest. It would be wierd then I =
suppose for the Male to just, with no mate build a nest.
Also in the Sibley Bird Behavior book it mentions that Gnatcatchers =
during the breeding season maintain close contact, either visual or =
vocal. So it sounds like if there even were two birds, it would be very =
obvious. Another note is that Gnatcatchers have two broods frequently =
and the second nest, (they build two), is normally built by only to =
male. I am not suggesting that this is a second nest or that there are =
birds that have already bred but that this is when it would make the =
most sense for a male bird to be solely building a nest.
Hope this helps a bit,
-Brendan
Brendan McGarry, 16
Seattle, Washington
Pica_pica417 at hotmail.com
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Tweets,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> =20
According to=20
Ken Kaufman's <EM>Lives of North American Birds</EM>, the male does =
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at the "breeding grounds" first to stake claim to =
territory and=20
attract a mate. The book also says that the nest is built by both =
sexes,=20
but it doesn't say anything about the male building a nest before they =
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found a nest. It would be wierd then I suppose for the Male to =
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no mate build a nest.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Also in the Sibley =
Bird Behavior=20
book it mentions that Gnatcatchers during the breeding season =
maintain=20
close contact, either visual or vocal. So it sounds like =
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there even were two birds, it would be very obvious. Another =
note is=20
that Gnatcatchers have two broods frequently and the second nest, =
(they=20
build two), is normally built by only to male. I am not suggesting =
that=20
this is a second nest or that there are birds that have already bred but =
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this is when it would make the most sense for a male bird to be solely =
building=20
a nest.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Hope this helps a=20
bit,</FONT></DIV>
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-Brendan</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brendan McGarry, 16<BR>Seattle, =
Washington<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:Pica_pica417 at hotmail.com">Pica_pica417 at hotmail.com</A></FO=
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