House Wren chicks fledging and leaving the bird nest box on 4th of July - Part 2

[@benjamincresswell3713]

When I was 10 my Dad had a garage built. The carpenter told me my siblings to build Wren houses from the scraps. We must have built 20. We had many Apple trees so we hung them everywhere in those trees. The next spring we must have had 30 families of House Wrens living in our orchard. I'll never ever forget their wonderful long gurgling chirping song. To this day I can identify their song. It really was a beautiful experience. Thank you Mr. Paster for the fantastic memory. ben/ michigan

[@shinmeidokujoh4677]

such a beautiful memory 🐣 Thank you for it sharing with us 🐥🎶

[@jenniferferreira9061]

That’s a wonderful memory. I’m sure every time you hear their chirp. It brings you back ❤❤❤❤.

[@gabriella2186]

The footage of the sixth chick fledging is so precious

[@Nobrun1]

Amazing all six survived the nest.

[@capablemachine]

Rare

[@dzidziolus]

Parents did great! I'm so glad all 6 chicks survived. It's truly amazing that even though the last chick was few days younger than the first one, they all left the nest the same day. I have swallows in my garage every year and it's so cool to watch the little ones grow and eventually leave the nest. However, by observing them you also realize how brutal their world is. Last year the chicks left the nest and the weather suddenly got much worse, so they wanted to come back, but the parents didn't allow them. Not to mention the many times I have found the dead chicks on the ground, because they were kicked out of the nest. Life is brutal.

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Survival of the fittest!

[@dzidziolus]

@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife sad but true

[@Motstation03]

A big thanks to you, for making the bird shelter for them.

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Thank you too!

[@user-bq9tw8lt5l]

​@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlifeawesome box,any design details🤔

[@grahammonk8013]

Can't help but think that last one is screaming, "Where's my breakfast?!"

[@beardedghinzu]

they all do) that's how it's happening - parents do not come back to feed them so they leave the nest (but parents keep watching them from trees around the nest)

[@rolandoesteban9514]

The last one flying out of the nest is touching. It was calling out for the family and it sèemed that they were gone.

[@eggshen6716]

you can hear the reply it just sounds distant

[@raularaujostrw]

@@eggshen6716I hadn’t heard that, it makes me feel better. 😊

[@jackiem3670]

The parents will still feed them for awhile. I had a house wren family fledge on my front porch and they would return and pile back into the nest at night for a few days after, very sweet.

[@Piett_]

Ok, I just watched alltogether 12 Minutes of Birds building a nest and feeding their kids. I don‘t know why but it was fun. 😊

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Appreciate your time and comments

[@Piett_]

@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlifeGood invested time and your other videos are nice, too. Slow down and cute. Thank you.

[@Sunset_is_my_dog]

Really cute and precious! Thanks for posting! ❤

[@areareare9953]

2:05 Hope the neighbors didn't mind when I burst out laughing. Now I know how my mom felt when we all started screaming "CAKE!!" at her.

[@kcwatkins4377]

This brought me joy. Thank you

[@kriszgamer0013]

I like how they are looking around when they are leaving the nest like "Okay...Where to now?"

[@jennifersouza5814]

We just discovered that the birds nesting in one of the vents to our house are house wrens. We live in southeastern MA. Really enjoying learning about them. Definitely makes me remember my grandma and aunt Joan, they were avid birders. Ill be 44 this june and really loving this part of beint an adult❤

[@AFROJOE2323]

Very thoughtful birdhouse design Very wonderful video

[@vicha108]

Thanks. So sweet. Thatnk u for caring for birds

[@ericdew2021]

Do the chicks ever return, or are they now on their own? Also, do the parent birds reuse the nest box? If so, is the nest box cleaned out (by the folks who built it, of course), or do they leave the existing twigs there?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

I cleaned the nest box at the end of nesting season. Honestly I have no means of identifying if the next occupant birds are the same family who used it before. There are maybe millions of birds leaving during Fall and will come back in spring. Thanks for watching and for the comment.

[@ericdew2021]

@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife Maybe in your next attempt, get some device to give the birds a spray of some color to help identify the birds. Or, put some paint around the opening so that when the birds enter and exit the opening, the paint will rub off onto their head or back.

[@carolschedler3832]

@@ericdew2021 😮

[@cindye8307]

​@@ericdew2021 Won't that make them more obvious to predators when they're out and about?

[@AnonymousSourcesConfidential]

​@@ericdew2021I have a better idea. Instead of paint, use roofing Tar. It doesn't rub off like paint does. See, I'm a genius also.

[@electrolytics]

Very nice 2 part video. Thank you so much for making this.

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelkrynski7793]

Beautiful ending! I am from Illinois. I love the variety of birds that we get :)

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Me too!

[@blueskysailing]

That was fun! Great job! 🙋❤🐦

[@tommychew6544]

Loved the two-part video, thanks for sharing it! Wish you would have caught their shrill call as the parents kept others away, at least that's how it goes in SW Missouri.

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@richard4stk]

Thanks for your time and effort. Beautiful segment of nature.

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Many thanks!

[@markherring3513]

So at one point the parents never come back and the chicks instinctively know this which makes them leave the nest?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

The parents stay close to the nest calling the chicks to come out and fly

[@bennybeekeeper]

Who’s here from Part 1? 😊

[@X_MHA_X]

Meeeeee. That sure was a full nest!😊

[@rstyle1048]

Hahaha

[@thecombo4946]

Me am here for part 2

[@richardfolmer962]

Me

[@jenniferferreira9061]

Meeeeee ❤❤❤

[@TheBlackScatPack]

6:55 of course the last one would be clumsy

[@tuggaworsley4281]

Remembering the last of the clutch could be a full 5 days younger than its oldest sibling - 100% survival - excellent !

[@grisslebear]

Love the poetic irony of them attaining their freedom & independence on our Independence Day.

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

Lol that had to be planned

[@katydidiy]

A wren built and raised a brood in my sister-in-law's clothespin bag. At first she thought her kids were putting twigs there, but they denied it. Day after day she would remove the twigs but they would reappear. Finally, she saw the wren putting them back. Then sis left them alone. She bought new pins after that❤

[@MillermaticS]

Mother Nature is awesome!

[@mlbrooks4066]

I have a box full of house wrens myself, so all that chirping is familiar and kind of nice. Last year they fledged in mid June, so I suspect they'll do the same this year. Right now they're just chirping away like this. I have a squirrels nest in a nearby tree every year too - the squirrel babies came down on June 2 and it was pandemonium out there for a few hours as they chased each other around and ran up and down trees. June is bustin' out all over around here.

[@petergroverd6626]

A wonderful film. Thanks.

[@Vixinaful]

How cute, he sits in the door as a door! 😄 "I AM the door, penetrate THIS, effers!" It's not possible to build alittle hatch?

[@Brittbrothers2]

Do their parents leave them when it's time for them to fly on their own?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

No, the parent birds also continue in feeding the young ones for a few days

[@SeriousDragonify]

​@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlifeAnd also teaching them how to find food.

[@kelliott7864]

These guys are really helpful in the garden. All day long they fly into the garden, grab caterpillars and bring them back to their chicks.

[@dillonwang1429]

6/6 Awesome parenting!

[@trishamathews932]

I live in Illinois too! Wrens are one of my favorite birds! So, I got myself a few wren houses….only to discover the neighbor cat took out the parents. I was devastated because there were babies in the house that died. I need to find a new spot for the house; lesson learned that outdoor cats can decimate songbirds😢 I hope more wrens come back next summer; I love their call.❤

[@JaniceBurnham-e7e]

❤

[@markherring3513]

Do the babies ever go back to the nest in the following weeks or months? Or once they fly away that first time they are gone for good and never return?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

They won't go back

[@doreenchambers9579]

I love the bird house style

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Thank you!

[@wanderpike]

Wow. Look at them🤗

[@RedCrestedCardinal-BAUBAU]

2:06 THIS GOT ME GOOD

[@MaxX-X45]

Fr 💀

[@RedCrestedCardinal-BAUBAU]

@@MaxX-X45 LOL

[@mlbrooks4066]

The little guys in my box started fledging about 20 minutes ago. Two have flown off - there is still at least one left who is still chirping for mom and dad to feed it, and they are complying, for now. It's like watching the kids go off to college.

[@emerson_suzuki]

What will you do if the birds ask for the copyright of the reality show?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

🤔

[@fabriglas]

We have a wren species in ireland too, loud but a very good singer!

[@Tonyawolfe123]

2:05 is my fave part they are minding there own buisness then mom comes in and they start chirping wiht there mouths open omg it scared me i had headphones on

[@johnnymehanna2340]

Thank you. Wonderfull video.

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Hoat-bêngOng]

I wonder is this nest box abandoned right after the chicks leaved it? or do they come back in a few days/weeks?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

they will come back for a 2nd brood

[@raularaujostrw]

Nature is so perfect. 🥹

[@dennistennyson4540]

I don't know where you are located but depending on the weather Wrens will raise 2 broods or more a year.

[@bryan3dguitar]

I wonder if the parents stopped feeding and visiting them to force them to leave the box and strike out on their own. Did any of them come back at night to sleep? Did the same parents or offspring continue to use the box the next year?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

They did not return

[@pilotrtc]

Did these birds fledge in the same order they hatched? Is there any way to know?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

That's a good question but I don't have the ability to know that. Thanks for watching !

[@RosaMarin-ei9jq]

Me ha gustado el priseso de como hizo el nido y como fué el crecimiento de los puchones..buena suerte ,habran más bebitos por ahi... Por wue ellos saben donde queda su casita...👍👍👏👏🙏🏻🙏🏻🌹❤️🫂🫂🇨🇴🇨🇴

[@Arborpress]

So did the parents just fly off for good once the chicks got to a certain maturity level or were they sticking around nearby?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

They feed the young ones for a couple of days until they can find food for themselves

[@doug2078]

Very cool !!

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Thanks for watching !

[@2101case]

That is so interesting. Thank you.

[@bread_pitth]

I think ppl are judging last one. But thing is the last one was obviously hatched 1-2 days laters as compared to other 5 ...that is why it takes time...even if it takes time he/she is the one even if came out late one-two day later but she/he made sure fly high in the same given day like others...so eventually who will quick to adjust the situation? Its the last chick

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

I agree with you

[@emilianogabriel9613]

Do they coming back to the nest

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

They are not coming back to the nest.

[@pencarisubz3897]

They are bird , freedom symbol. Free to go anywhere and distance they leave to far from nest because not like us at home we can find food , then they must flying wide area for find food

[@SoTypicallyMeh]

Great pair of videos! 👏 Did the father ever live in the nest box? Did any of the birds come back to the nest after fledging?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Thanks for your time, the father bird used to stay out of the nest box as a guard and brought food. They are not coming back

[@rbntlin]

Dad birds tend to stay out and guard. I’ve observed this a few times when we used to live in Kentucky.

[@romalsawma986]

Awesome. One question - Do birds reuse the same nesting box? Or is it a one time thing?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Yes can be reused

[@markherring3513]

@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife I think they mean the same birds resuse the same nest box.

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

@markherring3513 yes they will reuse the nest boxes

[@sjanzeir]

4:37 Third chick: "😲 Really? That's all there is?" 😁

[@the_mpower]

what will happen next tho? they will live there or they will build a new "home" somewhere else

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

That’s right

[@Geolim4]

Which was the last day the parent feed them for the last time ?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

The parents kept on feeding them until they can find food for themselves but I don’t know for sure when was the last time.

[@kristinLB]

Animals birds etc are such excellent parents.

[@MrMirek1963]

Super 🙂What camera are you using?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Green feathers camera

[@MrMirek1963]

@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife Did you also buy a birdhouse from them? Did you do it yourself?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

@MrMirek1963 I made it myself

[@kellywilliams1332]

idk how to message the owner of this video directly, so i'll take a chance and ask it here. Could I possibly use your link to the part 1 and 2 of the wrens? I don't want to do it without your permission. Thanks

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Yes as long as not to upload the videos as you own it. May I know your intent please?

[@kellywilliams1332]

@@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife yes, as my new author pen name includes the word Wren I am using the bird as my inspiration and I would like to have a link to allow my website visitors a place to go watch the birds building a nest. i will notate on my link that I do not own the content and credit your account if it helps. thanks!

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

@kellywilliams1332 go ahead and do as you please

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

@kellywilliams1332 thanks a lot for choosing my videos

[@claytonbigsby]

Do the parents call to them to encourage them?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

The parents yell at them 😂

[@madsmiddleton]

That was riveting.

[@pochola4550]

What did make the chicks want to go out? Did the parents stop showing themselves in some moment and that triggered their instinct on going independent?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

Less food and most likely as what you said their instinct

[@richardfolmer962]

6th was like i dont wanna go nice vids

[@sandiegotrafficlightstrain354]

How do the parents know not to come back?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

They won’t leave their young until they can feed themselves

[@Phoenixesper1]

What we don't see is part 3 where the parents return to the empty nest box, pour a couple glasses of vino, pass out in the nest and then the next morning burn the box to the ground for the insurance money and move to cabo for their retirement.

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

😆

[@DavidLS1]

Nature is amazing.

[@Randamu-Chan]

Happy "Independence" Day 😊

[@davidarter6271]

I assume the parents stop feeding them and abandon the nest to encourage the chicks to leave and go out hunting for themselves?

[@francissantos7448]

Will the parent birds use the nest again?

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

There's a possibility but I do not have the means to confirm it is the same bird .

[@thoriated]

I've had Robins on my porch raise 3 broods in the same nest one spring. I left the nest on the beam over winter and it was used again the next year, adding a new layer of grass. Not sure it was the same pair, but assume it was. Robins are territorial and often return to the same spot used previously. Hasn't been used since so I should clean it off so a new one can be built.

[@francissantos7448]

@@thoriated That must be a wonderful experience. I wonder if birds this size have been banded to determine if they do come back to the same nest. I know bigger birds like ospreys, eagles etc have been studied that way. I had magpies nest in my 2 trees but I have never seen them with chicks or even come back or new birds come and nest in my 2 trees again.

[@theartistcherrypi6454]

Only 8 days until the babies fly away?

[@markherring3513]

I would be that last bird...all awkward and confused.

[@IllinoisBackyardBirdsNWildlife]

😀

[@marcotacchi]

Beautiful ❤

[@rosemarywilliams9969]

Amazing.

[@Eudiamonia77]

Man and I thought my siblings were loud and crazy!

[@mathewfranco3211]

Fascinating

[@danielboguse4249]

I have 15 bird house's in my yard so now I know what goes on inside of them.

[@pratikchand2603]

2:06 that scared me

[@rabingranatkagor]

- А что будет дальше, мама ? Мама ! Ты где , мама ?! Папа !! Я лечу искать вас !

[@EmeileCarlson]

😊you have a great day and the same thing

[@Chillratrelax]

Servirebbe una piattaforma di decollo 👍

[@CaIIMeTree]

2:03 LMAO

[@williamlavelle7786]

If the chicks are very lucky they may live 7 yrs. or longer . Average is 2 to 3 yrs. storms, raptors, cats and flying into windows are cause of a lot of fatalities. If a large percentage didn't die young we would be uo to our ass in wrens or other kinds of birds. Not that I would not love to see more but my bird feed bill is now at about $75 a month in the winter.

[@AprilFlower501]

So momma didn’t return 😢

[@watchmejumpstart24]

Look how big their mouths are they look like sock puppets lol

[@RehanKhan-qg2yu]

And My Birthday is On 5th July!😆

[@rjbrewer57]

muy interesante!

[@Coffee240]

❤❤❤❤I'm her from 1

[@ShawnLangford]

Damn them some hungry birds.

[@romygime5822]

They build a big nest and are many chicks can hardly fit in the box.

[@Joel-t6u]

❤❤❤

[@thiagolopes3552]

Nice!

[@giovannifinievoli8825]

nice!

[@tonyHern865]

nice

[@ابوالعبد-ح2ل]

سبحان الخالق المبدع

[@AmberLB93]

2:05

[@damacz2520]

Oh man I wonder how those parents are going to afford college for six

[@georgedoganis6708]

God is Great