racoon

 Last night there was an attack on the birds nest in the back from a racoon. I heard it scrabble up the trellis, the motion sensor light was on but it took me a few seconds to see him with his face in the nest. I scared him off but mama bird was now off the nest. I left the back light on in case she would return in the night but she did not. At 4am I heard her call. At 6am she was happily feeding and sitting on the nest again. So I think while the baby birds may have had a scary and cold night, they are ok. So many dangers for baby birds.