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we have a cardinal's nest in our honeysuckle vine right nest to our entrance gate into our yard. the nests had 2 eggs and we have been watching and waiting for the hatching. we expected this to happen this weekend. yesterday morning they were there and yesterday evening they were gone. do cardinal's move their eggs? or did something get them? the nest does not look disturbed. what type of animals, birds or other varmits would bother them? all i know of that we have an abundance of would be squirrels..
Cardinals normally lay 3-4 eggs so it sounds like this nest was not finished, but it is possible. Cardinals do not move their eggs so they might have been taken by a Jay, Crow, Rat, or anything else, but not likely a squirrel. Roger Lederer at Ornithology.com
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Roger Lederer
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Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.
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Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.
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PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico
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