In the attic

Hope someone can help me with what these mounds in an attic might be. They stand about 2 feet high with a bottom diameter of about 3 feet. Mostly made out of straw/hay and field grasses. Location is just north of Brighton Ontario Canada in a century home. I’ve never seen anything so big in an attic - No critters at the time of the inspection.

More than likely squirrel nests…

Starlings …Nice size seen a couple just like it .

Love those Starlings.

Oh no! Another attic beaver dam :slight_smile:

I think starlings too…

Wow those birds sure make big nest.

Here is a huge one: http://www.thebatguy.com/images/357_Huge_bird_nest.JPG

LOL kinda freaks you when you find them , ou always wonder what is lurking .

Birds…well occasionally martians…but usually just birds…

yup those little birds are over-achievers all right.

I recommend all Homies wear a good respirator Mask when going into attics

http://www.birdbarrier.com/installer/disease.php](http://www.birdbarrier.com/installer/disease.php)

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Looks like penguin nests.

in that case, really insensitive, those little guys getting all the way up to the attic like that…

Perhaps you should look into the penguin attic stairs and slidethat is available on the market.:wink:

Thanks everyone. You learn something new every day - Over all consensus is Starlings…
One would wonder why a small bird needs such a large nest.