since you asked
Apr 04, 2020
2 minutes
Q I have a robin’s nest on my property and noticed the female sits in it and guards it aggressively, but it is empty. Why would a robin sit in and protect a totally empty nest? — Trish Cain, via email
For decades, a wide variety of birds have been reported sitting on empty nests — owls, hawks, corvids, woodpeckers, and a variety of songbirds, including European Blackbird,
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