Brown nest hanging in tree

Question: Hello,
We have found what seems to be some kind of nest hanging in one of our trees. It looks like it is made up of needles and other things. We would like to find out if it is a nest or something else.

Thanks for you help

responder: An Ask Extension Expert Replied October 02, 2024, 5:52 PM EDT
response: Hi Margaret, Are you able to re-upload the photos in a different format? It is very difficult to tell from the photos the type of nest or species of pine. Thanks!

responder: The Question Asker Replied October 03, 2024, 1:51 PM EDT
response: Hi, I know the pictures are not the best as I was standing on the ground looking up into the tree with my cell phone. I believe it's a deodar cedar tree. We found a couple of these same types of things several years ago on the same type of tree but a few feet away. At the time we cut those down and put them in a plastic bag, they were soft and collapsed easily and nothing came out of them. I might try to cut this one down and take a better picture sometime. Sorry for the poor picture, I was hoping that someone would recognize it and be able to let us know what it is. Thanks for your help,MargaretOn Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 2:52 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:

responder: The Question Asker Replied October 03, 2024, 4:34 PM EDT
response: Hi we cut it down and took another picture. Now we think it's a type of hanging bird nest as it has an opening in the top.On Thu, Oct 3, 2024, 10:44 AM Margaret Johns <<personal data hidden>> wrote:Hi, I know the pictures are not the best as I was standing on the ground looking up into the tree with my cell phone. I believe it's a deodar cedar tree. We found a couple of these same types of things several years ago on the same type of tree but a few feet away. At the time we cut those down and put them in a plastic bag, they were soft and collapsed easily and nothing came out of them. I might try to cut this one down and take a better picture sometime. Sorry for the poor picture, I was hoping that someone would recognize it and be able to let us know what it is. Thanks for your help,MargaretOn Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 2:52 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:

responder: The Question Asker Replied October 04, 2024, 12:15 PM EDT
response: ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Margaret Johns <<personal data hidden>>Date: Thu, Oct 3, 2024 at 1:31 PMSubject: Re: Brown nest hanging in tree (#0156872)To: Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> Hi we cut it down and took another picture. Now we think it's a type of hanging bird nest as it has an opening in the top.On Thu, Oct 3, 2024, 10:44 AM Margaret Johns <<personal data hidden>> wrote:Hi,I know the pictures are not the best as I was standing on the ground looking up into the tree with my cell phone. I believe it's a deodar cedar tree. We found a couple of these same types of things several years ago on the same type of tree but a few feet away. At the time we cut those down and put them in a plastic bag, they were soft and collapsed easily and nothing came out of them. I might try to cut this one down and take a better picture sometime. Sorry for the poor picture, I was hoping that someone would recognize it and be able to let us know what it is. Thanks for your help,MargaretOn Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 2:52 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:

responder: The Question Asker Replied October 04, 2024, 12:15 PM EDT
response: On Thu, Oct 3, 2024, 10:44 AM Margaret Johns <<personal data hidden>> wrote:Hi,I know the pictures are not the best as I was standing on the ground looking up into the tree with my cell phone. I believe it's a deodar cedar tree. We found a couple of these same types of things several years ago on the same type of tree but a few feet away. At the time we cut those down and put them in a plastic bag, they were soft and collapsed easily and nothing came out of them. I might try to cut this one down and take a better picture sometime. Sorry for the poor picture, I was hoping that someone would recognize it and be able to let us know what it is. Thanks for your help,MargaretOn Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 2:52 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:

responder: An Ask Extension Expert Replied October 16, 2024, 2:38 PM EDT
response: Hi Margaret, Thanks for the updated photos. I think it is likely a bushtit nest! You can learn more about bushtits here: https://eugene.wbu.com/bushtits and here: https://myodfw.com/wildlife-viewing/species/bushtit