The house finches have been gone for at least a week. My dad and I finally took down the nest-in-a-webster from the rafters of the garage for a look - and there were five eggs in it, quite cold. One egg you can't see in the photo was in a separate little pocket, must have slipped through or been left over from the first batch.Too bad! But it is fun to see them. Now I'm not sure what to do! I know in theory you can get the stuff out of the egg and all, but I'm not sure I want to be bothered. Maybe I'll put them out for the animals to eat.
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Ah well. I'd just put the eggs out somewhere, not too close to the house. You can only get the stuff out if it's liquid, and I expect it isn't. (Use a needle to punch a hole on both sides, then blow. We did this as kids to create easter decorations).
At least you won't have the mess to deal with, a friend tells me house finches are really bad.
Might keep the nest, as decoration...
I have house finches living in a bird nest gourd on my back porch, and have never found them to be messy in any way. I suspect the messy bird the neighbors were experiencing may have been a barn swallow or a sparrow.
What a cute little nest!! Too bad the baby birds didn't hatch. I think healingmagic has it right, house finches don't seem as messy as swallows.
Those swallows, man. I used to get dive-bombed at my own front door, and the poop! Better not discussed. It was removed with a shovel, though, not a broom - that's the quantity.
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