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After being away on vacation for over a week, I finally was able to get out my bow to resume my target practice. I recently replaced the string and cables and have not yet moved my sights to the correct location. I'm shooting a bit high, but with great groups. After sending the highest arrow right through the bag target, I was trying to find out where it went. A thorough search failed to reveal it's location and I returned to the target to retrieve my arrows.

I then noticed what looked like pine needles sticking out of the top of the bag. I reached over to pull them off and was slightly startled when a bird came flying out of my target! A further search revealed a nest and 3 small eggs inside the top of my bag target -- right where my arrow just went through! I have been checking the last couple days and the bird is staying in the nest except when I get with-in a foot or so of her. It's a house wren and she is now in control of that target!

Fortunately, I have multiple excelsior bale targets set up at various locations in my yard and alternate shooting locations aren't a problem. Apparently, the wren didn't think there were any safety issues involved in living in one of my targets!