They were doing really well with this one but then it fell down ):
But they picked up some twigs and are trying again. Good luck, you stellar jays. 馃枻馃挋
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Yesterday the punk jays spent less time on the #PunkBirdsnest that I saw , perhaps they were out finding sustenance, or just relaxing after the stress of repeated nest failings.
I wouldn鈥檛 blame them for trying elsewhere, but I did miss them.
This morning my partner (who wakes up much earlier than me) sent me a photo. They鈥檙e back with hopefully helpful scavenged materials. I鈥檓 glad they鈥檙e back and still trying.
They鈥檙e still trying! And failing. But trying! #PunkBirdsNest
Me: any nest updates?
Partner: they have stopped building attempts to gather more sticks
Me: that鈥檚 good?
Partner: I don鈥檛 think the quantity of sticks is what鈥檚 holding them back
The jays are back at their #PunkBirdsNest . I don't want to jinx them, but it does seem like two of the nests they've started this morning are taller and denser than the last attempts, both maybe 1"/3cm tall ! 馃 馃崁 馃Ё 馃悾
So today they mostly weren鈥檛 around the balcony or beam overhead, except for once a Steller鈥檚 Jay came and picked up a twig off the balcony and flew off with it. I鈥檓 guessing they might have decided to try installing the #PunkBirdsNest somewhere else.
That said, there were still two pairs of Stellar Jays at the backyard feeders, so it could have been someone from the second couple stealing a twig for their own project.