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subject of the wren’s nest in Bob Lyon’s bathroom. I expressed a wish to have observed the adult wrens coaxing the young from the vanity to the window sill, from there to the dogwood tree outside, and finally, into the great world. It would have required considerable work on the part of the parents — much churring, bouncing (or curtsying, which wrens seem to do) and, no doubt, much time.
A fat, protein-rich spider — a favorite food of wrens — was surely the reward to a young wren that made the leap from the security of the nest to a world full of predators.
Once outside, the young wrens faced the most vulnerable period of their lives. Unable to fly well and always hungry, fledgling birds are extremely vocal. This attracts the attention of the adults and focuses their feeding instinct.
At the same time, the constant calls for food attract predators such as a sharpshinned hawk or a hungry snake — natural predators.
This is the time when cats — unnatural predators — take a toll on young birds. A cat has acute hearing and follows the vocal pleas for food of the young bird to make a kill. I have never seen a feral cat lurking around the Lyon
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