Unexpected Tenants
@BettyB (4117)
Summerville, South Carolina
June 19, 2017 5:48pm CST
The other day I noticed a couple of Carolina Wrens flying in and out of the back door to our garage. They had twigs in their beaks. I followed them into the garage several times but they’re fast. I knew they were building a nest but I didn’t know where.
The garage is my husband’s domain. It’s a mess. He has tools and “junk” piled everywhere. I gave up on the idea of actually using the garage as a garage years ago.
I finally spotted the nest.
What do I do now? I don’t want to destroy the nest but we close and lock the garage door at night. The birds would not be able to go in and out at will.
Mama bird hasn’t laid any eggs yet. If I’m going to get rid of the nest I need to do it now.
What do you suggest?
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@Tampa_girl7 (50579)
• United States
20 Jun 17
Better do it quick before she lays eggs.
good luck.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
20 Jun 17
i can relate to the unusable garage, though i keep't the hubs 's oft's possible. 's fer the nest? i'd leave 't if'n such's open durin' the day. how 'xcitin' to've these birds come'n nest :)
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
20 Jun 17
@BettyB prolly so, hopefully they found 'em a place more suitable'n which to raise their family.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
21 Jun 17
@crazyhorseladycx I don't know where they went. Maybe they liked my neighbor's garage better.
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@mom210 (9115)
• United States
21 Jun 17
@BettyB We had some build a nest right by our front door in a hanging plant one year. I thought little bird out of all the houses, you chose the busiest one around! Poor thing stayed long enough to have her babies then they all moved away, I figure they could not handle all the people traffic we have.
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@just4him (317316)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Jun 17
I'm probably the wrong person to ask as I don't believe in moving nests. I once had a nest in a flower plant. I found it after the birds were hatched and it was safe to move it. It was a hanging plant so I didn't see it until I happened to take it down.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
19 Jun 17
I think it is best to destroy the nest now and keep the door closed during the day to discourage a return.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Jun 17
We would create an escape hole somewhere near the nest @BettyB
Some would think that is crazy, but it is who we are!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
11 Jul 17
@BettyB Hope they are happy wherever they went!
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Jun 17
it's tricky... but it may be nest to discourage them...
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
20 Jun 17
If no eggs I would remove it as she has time to build elsewhere. We had to keep removing a Robin's nest in our gazebo. She would just start rebuilding in the same spot over and over. My husband finally put chicken wire around the inside of the gazebo roof to get her to build elsewhere.
My husband doesn't even call it a garage. It is his shop and there is no pretense that it is for vehicles. lol
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@thislittlepennyearns (62947)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
20 Jun 17
Make sure there aren't eggs in it befre you take it down. Because if you were move it with the eggs then the babies wouldn't make it. Momma wont come back to the nest if she smells you (a threat) on the nest.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
20 Jun 17
No eggs. I think they decided to vacate before I evicted them.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
5 Jul 17
So what did you do? I would leave it and open the doors during the day or open a window...I haven't had a nest in our garage but a lot of birds build nests under mt eaves, they build under the rain gutters.
