There has been a nest repeatedly used on the side of our house for several years now, im not sure if its the same set of birds each time or not. Currently, it looks to be a black/white chickadee (or something really simliar). We live in upstate NY and my brother checked out the nest while the mother was gone, there are TEN eggs!! 5 all white, 5 white w/brown speckles all over them (all same size). Any ideas? Ive been aware of a species that lays their own eggs in other birds nests, once hatching, the intruding much larger baby birds kick out the original babies, and the mother just continues feeding them as if they were her own. Will 10 babies survive? If not, we are willing to take some out and try to hatch/raise them on our own (we know how it all works), but if 10 will survive with the mother, we would much rather let them be. thanks.
parasite bird would be Brown-headed Cowbird (i think)
okay, i would call someone to come take the eggs if i knew who to call…? what will happen to the eggs once taken? are they hatched/released or destroyed?
it may be illegal but i interfere with nature on a pretty constant basis honestly. if i see an injured/sick animal i think i can help ill give it a try. like if one gets hit by a car, i stop and take it to a rehabilitator. Last winter, i stopped after someone killed a possum and there were over 10 babies still alive inside, so i put them in my car and took them to be hand raised. I dont mettle where i dont need to. If i knew the eggs would hatch & survive, id be much happier leaving them but if one species is going to die either way, i might as well try to save them or find someone else who can.
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