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<div>Correction: the new female and the "south" nestbox, although maybe the north one!</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 16, 2024 2:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Susan Kennedy via Mnbird <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net>; Susan Kennedy <smkennedy_mn@yahoo.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mnbird] update on wren behavior in SW Mpls.</font>
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Thanks so much for the update, Susan! You're west nest kids may fledge before the new female's eggs hatch (since the north female is still in the courting stage!). That's slightly better news for the females, cuz he'll be able to help feed his current kids
for a while without the second kids interfering. </div>
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I feel bad for the chickadees. They must be having a bad summer if they're still trying to find a good home for the season.</div>
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Please keep us informed!</div>
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Molly Jo Miller </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 16, 2024 1:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> MNBird <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Mnbird] update on wren behavior in SW Mpls.</font>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I wrote recently about a male wren repeatedly visiting the recently vacated birdhouse (south side), while his second family was still in residence in another house on the west side.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Today, the male visited the south side house again, but had a female with him inspecting the house. They also visited the unused house on the north side of my porch. This seems to me that this must be a second female, as the
babies in the west side house presumably have a mom feeding them. (Of course, they don't wear name tags; I assume the singing bird must be the male, but I can't prove two females.) It seems so odd that a new female would show up mid-summer. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Then, to add to the puzzlement, a pair of chickadees also were trying to inspect the south house several times, driven off, of course, by the wren. (In past years, the chickadees used the south box, but fledged their family
before the wren arrived.)</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Fascinating events without even me leaving home.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Susan</div>
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