![]() I know the nest is NOT safe as we have stray cats in the area. vines for nesting, and avoided deciduous trees. I think it is a house finch nest but never heard of them nesting on the ground. House Finches preferentially selected spruce trees (Picea sp.) and Euonymus sp. I have yet to catch Mom or Pop nearby, but over the course of the last week, 3 more eggs have been added. Im selling - java sparrows at 20.00 each - gouldian finch at 25.00 each assorted male and female - zebra finches at 7.00 each assorted male and females white and pied SOLD - king quails at 15 a pair, (2 spare female available at 10. They usually nest in pine, spruce (in the interior of the tree, near the trunk or in the fork of a limb) and palm trees, cactus, ledges, vents, ivy, street lamps, hanging planters, abandoned nests of other birds (e.g. They typically will sit on a nest for about 14 days and feed their young for 3 weeks. Appearance Typical Sound icon-finch-small.png William R. Overall width of the nest is 3-7 inches, with the inside cup 1-3 inches across and up to 2 inches deep. Inside was one little bluish green, brown speckled egg. It is nesting season for many of our songbirds. A House Finch’s nest is a cup made of fine stems, leaves, rootlets, thin twigs, string, wool, and feathers, with similar, but finer materials for the lining. It was very neat and well-made, not just cobbled together. ![]() ![]() Moving the grass aside, I saw a beautiful little nest made of grass. (Ahem - I'm generally not that sloppy of a gardener, but you have to see this grass to believe it! It grows 10 feet per day! Uphill! In its bare feet! ) ) Long-time lurker here with a quick question - do house finches nest on the ground? I was wandering around my garden, despairing of ever getting it cleaned up, and saw that one of my favorite plants appeared to be dead (a lovely penstemon - sob!) It appeared to have been choked out by the grass growing 2 feet tall around it. ![]()
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