What happened? color: gray; /* padding: 0; */ Pairs stay together (monogamous) through the season and some may pair up in following seasons. A. The nests were completely protected under the porch roof on top of that down spout. I'm a volunteer organic garden and have such amazing life experiences everyday. My robin built a nest and then disappeared before laying eggs. .nav-embed ul { Robins normally nest only once a year in most of their range.But text-align: center; } A. .nav-embed a { Finches built a nest on our porch. list-style: none; } I am interested mainly in finches, Cardinals and Robins. 'Hank' was found outside back in August (2012) on the ground …, I have Doves in a hanging planter too! Be sure to hang this planter in the location where they've nested before, Be sure to scoll on down for all the stories our visitors have submitted about having Doves, Read Stories and See Pics About Baby Birds, Stories and Pics of Nesting in Unusual Places. background: url("/themes/custom/jnorth/img/icon-fb.svg") no-repeat; Not only did the robins stay and raise the babies, they came back 4 years in a row and did the exact same thing and each year I moved the nest and each year the robins never objected. nav#block-tulip > ul, Should I brings my chickens in to protect them? For the last two years my family and I have had a family of mourning doves nesting in a hanging plant on my front porch. When did organ music become associated with baseball? ul.social { When they repeatedly …, Finding and Helping Mourning Doves  We moved dove nest to new location successfully Mourning Doves, along with Pigeons, produce a food called pigeon milk (not really milk) by glands in the crop of the adult bird. color: #222; position: absolute; } nav#block-mainnavigation > ul > li > ul.l1 { …, Balcony Doves Nesting Since Spring of 2007, I've had mourning doves nesting in a flower box hanging off my balcony. Another trick I've tried was to use a hanging plant container. You may not know that the eggs have hatched during this time. We have a pair of robins nesting under our deck on the support beam. Just kept hearing same sound. nav#block-robin a, top: 61px; } The breeding season usually begins in March, although if the winter has been mild it can begin as early as January. padding-bottom: 20px; } top: -100px; Most robin clutches during their first nesting of a season have 3 or 4 eggs. div.block-projecttitle #project-menu-toggle { Often emails from bird watchers arrive asking "Our dove has not left the nest in days, will she starve or die of thirst? It is one of the first North American bird species to lay eggs, and normally has two to three broods per breeding season, which lasts from April to July. An idea for the future is to place a hanging basket just for the doves with plastic foliage linning the outside edge for cover. div#block-tuliptitle, This is still my best advice; Look for support of what scientists know about nest site fidelity, as well as how individual robins are smart enough to observe and learn—even to discover that nice people look out for ways to help robins: } height: 40px; right: 0; They are graceful and are lovely to watch.