8.04.11 Yesterday I received a call from a very excited grandson: I needed to be sure to come to his house because he had a special bird nest to show me. Indeed, it was well worth the trip and the anticipation. He has a styrofoam deer target propped up at the woods edge; he had been tossing objects to see if he could hit the target when a little bird came bursting out of the target! A chickadee has excavated a cavity in the neck of the "deer", directly underneath the muzzle. The opening is tear-drop shaped, about 1.5 inches in diameter; at the bottom of the 4 inch cavity lay 6 round, white eggs. After a quick survey of the situation, he decided he'd monitor progress from a respectful distance and let the little family have some peace.