Oh yes, the robins are protecting their nests. I saw this a few weeks back, in trees behind my condo, when two robins raised a ruckus, and I spotted a crow investigating nearby branches, but the robins finally chased it off. Subsequently, a robin built her nest atop the light fixture on my upper deck, right next to my sliding glass door. At first a crow or two hung around, seeming to strategize a nest invasion. I believe I've persuaded them to go elsewhere. She is sitting on four eggs.

Marcia Ian
Bellingham



> I've observed this in my garden at least 6 times in the past 2 weeks. A

> crow was at a bird feeder or a bird bath, when a robin flew in and chased

> the crow away. Wow! I've never observed this behavior in the past. I

> suspect that the crows are threatening to nesting robins, or what ????

> Comments appreciated.

>

> --

> Carolyn Finder Heberlein / Nana, Fremont Neighborhood, Seattle, Washington

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