>>> >>> Among the many attributes of working with prothonotary warblers is >>> that, after 20 years, they never cease to amaze me. This year's >>> curve ball is/was a male warbler seen feeding young grackles in >>> their nest about 15 feed away from the nest jar that houses this >>> bird's female who is incubating a clutch of 6 eggs. This was >>> observed on May 28 and 30. >>> I know the nest looks too neat for a grackle's but the parent >>> grack's were seen going to the nest with food in bill upon our >>> departure. I think the compact structure is due to the tight >>> space above the natural grafting of the triple-trunked silver maple. >>> >>> They don't seem to mind the help from the warbler. Apparently >>> responding to the "feed me" stimuli of nestlings, I hope this guy >>> doesn't ignore his own young once they hatch. I'll know soon. >>> >>> Dan Best >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]