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Depends on the species. Ever met pigeons?

• throwup238 3y ago
  I was actually thinking of pigeons/doves when I wrote that. Every year I get several nests around my property and if I get too close before there are chicks, the pigeons abandon the nest. I have to carefully track them to figure out which nests belong to mockingbirds and which ones belong to pigeons so I can chase the former away and let the latter do their thing.
  • usrusr 3y ago
    Mine were happily doing their thing even while I started the same balcony. Eventually I started sterilizing their eggs by cooking and placing them back (they do leave for a few minutes when actively shooing) and after a few failed clutches they are noticeably less eager to try again in that place.
    • throwup238 3y ago
      Have you tried scaring them away before they lay the eggs or is it the same result? I never noticed eggs in the nests that were abandoned (I would put them in an incubator if I did) The term "pigeon" refers to the whole Columbidae family with over 300 birds so YMMV. Mine are specifically mourning doves which are different from the pigeons I associate with cities (feral domesticated rock doves)
    • eric-burel 3y ago
      In France pigeons are protected and you have to let them nest (more precisely you can't move the nest once it's there and you cannot harm the eggs)