rothenbj

That sounds like my environment, deep in the woods for 22 years. The last two have been the first with the garage issue and I think it might have been the result of taking down bird houses when y house was resided from aging cedar to vinyl. Need to rehang I suppose. I thought I saw a little head in with mom yesterday morning and it's good to hear they seem to know when there's a problem with an egg. I definitely need to keep them out of the garage next year. I've got quite a mess to clean up between the two families that took up residence this year. I have a whole open woodshed that they could have used and did three years ago. Maybe they'll relocate next year. The birdhouses I took down were on an overhang on my front deck. They got pretty used to people and dogs as they were close to the front door. That also attracted some unwanted guests.

I've got a Carolina Wren nested in my garage in PA. She's been sitting on eggs for close to, if not more, than two weeks. I'm starting to get concerned that there may be a problem. Will she give up at some point if the eggs aren't good? I made the mistake of not closing my garage door and she and another bird decided the garage was a great place to raise a family. I't like to regain access to the garage as the summer is moving along but I don't want to disturb her until she gets the babies out. Hopefully someone has some expertise. I haven't seen any sign of the male at all.