Birding/red robin nesting

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Expert: - 4/30/2007


Question
Rodger-  I have to admit that I am enjoying a family of four red robins this
year.  I have read various articles and am still unable to find the answer to
this question...here goes...
Will a robin lay her second and third broad in the same nest as her first???

I am going to be sad to see them go!!

second question...
I also have tit mouse in one of my houses... do they lay there second broad in
the same nest?

I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Thanks-----
Rebecca

Answer
The answer to your first question is "maybe". If she has a second brood it might be in the same nest, but maybe not. Same answer for Titmice. They might lay a second brood, rarely a third, and it may be in  the same nest or not. Roger Lederer at Ornithology.com

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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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