Mama Robin

[shadowycat]

A mama robin has taken up residence in a nest in a tree next to my back patio. The nest was occupied last year by a robin, too. Of course, there's no way to know if it's the same robin sitting there now as sat there last year. Regardless, I was surprised to see the nest occupied again. I didn't think robins did that sort of recycling. From what I was able to find on the subject, it's not common but does happen occasionally. Has anyone else seen this sort of reuse of old nests?

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[shadowycat]

These robins may have added to the nest, but it's definitely the same basic nest in the same location as last year. I wish I knew if it was the same pair of robins, but I have no way of knowing that.