“Whilst repairing my roof, a myna bird’s nest with a baby bird was brought down and I relocated it at a high place away from the rain. Seemed the mother came back and abandoned the nest. Mynas are indeed fussy birds.”
Allan Teo
Singapore
18th May 2019
NOTE: We would expect the adults to locate the displaced nest and care for the chicks. However, could the nest in a new location confuse the adults? Views from readers are welcome…
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One Response
Most birds, not just mynas, will abandon nest and chick if there is human scent. That is why it is advisable to use gloves or a cloth when reinstating a fallen chick back into a nest and why no nest should be touched by us.
To relocate a myna nest from a roof (normal location) to a tree (not a normal myna location)…..abandonment was almost certain to happen.
Best to seek advise before doing anything.