Song sparrows will nest at the bottom of tangles of DSV and use last year's dry fibres for their nest. This is why we try to be careful when working with this invasive plant, we don't want to inadvertently cause a disaster.

In addition to song sparrows, I noted chipping sparrows, American redstarts, yellow warblers, a common yellowthroat, cardinals, Baltimore orioles singing constantly, green heron, chickadees, house finches, tree swallows and of course, red-winged blackbirds. I was happy to see that there is at least one successful nest of this latter species. A female was feeding 3 half-grown young today. After the disasters the disappearing nests a few weeks ago, I was beginning to think that no blackbirds would nest successfully.