birds on my porch
I bring you the 2010 edition of  "Birds on my Porch." This year we may have two competing nest going at the same time.

Several years ago, I noted that my porch was being used as a nesting place for birds. That year I took pictures of the nest each day and posted them here. There were two batches of birds that year. Due to a hard drive failure I lost the first set of pictures, but I still have the second set: Birds on my Porch 2007.
In 2008 there were no clutches of eggs, but the birds returned in 2009: Birds on my Porch 2009.
location of the nest: We are located in the Greenwood/Phinney/Very North Ballard area of Seattle.

The nests are in a depression in the top of a pillar on the South West and South East corners of our front porch. 		  A picture of the Male bird of the pair.

UPDATE: I thought these appeared to be Purple Finches. They have now been identificd  as House Finches.
Contact Me: don at birdsonmyporch.com

East Nest 5/23: East Nest: Final shot of the empty nest
East Nest 5/22: East Nest: Right after I took todays picture, three of the birds flew away. It does appear there is one left, hiding there with just the tail feathers showing.
East Nest 5/22: East Nest: 
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East Nest 5/13: East Nest: 
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East Nest 5/10: East Nest: 
East Nest 5/9 East Nest: Abit fuzzy in that I was really tired when I took this around 11:00 PM.
East Nest 5/8: East Nest:Vicki took the picture while I was in Chicago for the weekend.
East Nest 5/7: East Nest: Since I will not get a photo on Saturday I have included a bonus picture and video below of one of the parent birds scolding me as I took the pictures.
East Nest 5/7: East Nest: One of the parent birds was scolding me about being so close to the nest.
East Nest 5/6: East Nest:
East Nest 5/5: East Nest: All the eggs have hatched.

Note: See the bonus video below.

Bonus Video!

East Nest 5/4: East Nest: We have achieved our first hatchling!
May the 4th be with you!
East Nest 5/3: East Nest:
East Nest 5/2: East Nest:
East Nest 5/1: East Nest:
East Nest 4/29: East Nest:
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East Nest 4/28: East Nest:
East Nest 4/27: East Nest:
East Nest 4/26: East Nest:
East Nest 4/25: East Nest:
East Nest 4/24: East Nest:

Bonus Video!

East Nest 4/22: East Nest: Six, in the past that has been maximum number of eggs in the nest.


East Nest 4/22: East Nest: Six, in the past that has been maximum number of eggs in the nest.
East Nest 4/21: East Nest: And another egg has arrived.
East Nest 4/20: East Nest: And another egg has arrived.
East Nest 4/19: East Nest: And another egg has arrived.
East Nest 4/19: West Nest:  This will be the last picture of the west next unless I notice new activity.
East Nest 4/18: East Nest: Another egg has arrived.
East Nest 4/18: West Nest:  It looks like it make have been abandoned.
East Nest 4/17: East Nest: We have achieved the first egg.
East Nest 4/17: West Nest:
East Nest 4/16: East Nest: The east nest has definitely left the west nest in the dust.
East Nest 4/16: West Nest:
East Nest 4/15: East Nest: The east nest has certainly all the sundden becom much more nest like and seems to have surpassed the west nest.
East Nest 4/15: West Nest: It is beginning to look nest like.
East Nest 4/13 East Nest:
East Nest 4/13 West Nest:
East Nest 4/11: West Nest:
East Nest 4/11: West Nest:
East Nest 4/10: East Nest:  I notice that there seemed to be activity going on around the east pillar. So I checked it out and found new nesting activity going on there.
East Nest 4/10: West Nest:
East Nest . 4/8: West Nest: Additional construction matierials added
East Nest 4/6: West Nest: New nest building has begun.
   
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