Oriole Rescue:

Last evening Deryl was "dive bombed" by the Baltimore Oriole parents in our backyard. We soon realized that there were baby orioles on the ground.

The nest in our Silver Maple is not visible as it is well hidden near the very top of the tree. The above picture shows the beginning of a woven ring to start a nest that I found in Canatara back in May. The hanging cup is then formed. We think the nest in our yard may have fallen.

We knew there was little chance of survival for the babies on the ground so Deryl manufactured an elevated nest on our ladder. It is secured to our clothesline and anchored with stakes. Perching sticks were also added to the box. One of the box top flaps is attached for sun and rain shelter.

We captured the babies then placed them in the nest box.

 After about an hour of looking in the box, Mom started taking food into the youngsters. 

She is still feeding them today. We found a third baby on the ground this morning so all 3 are now in the make shift nest. We don't know if they will survive, but we wanted to make an attempt!