A little house finch built a nest inside the grill and behind the headlight of my husbands truck.
We had to remove the nest yesterday.
I noticed right off that one of the eggs was very different from the others.
I suspect a cowbird somehow squeezed between the grill and managed to lay an egg in the nest.
Momma finch felt safe building her nest where she did, but it was not a safe choice as the truck moves and is gone for hours at a time.
It was kinder to remove the nest rather than let her sit on eggs that would never hatch.
Or worse yet, have the nest catch on fire and burn the truck to the ground!
