Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / December 2003

I hope this is the right forum to ask this question.

We have a single finch about 2 1/2 - 3 years old.  We were told it is a
society finch.

We also don't know if it's male or female although it does do a "song and
hopping dance" in front of the mirror and we have been told this indicates a
male.

Within the last few months the bird has been busy building a nest within the
artifical nest it already had.  The "nest" has been constructed with the
only available material in the cage which is millet spray seed and twigs.

For the last week the bird just sits in the nest as if he/she is warming
eggs (there are none).

Once or twice a day the bird comes out and eats seed and drinks water as
normal.  The bird has also stopped for the most part, its usual singing
first thing in the morning but otherwise behaves OK when outside the nest.
It does not appear to be sick.

This behavior however is not normal for the bird..

Any ideas as to what is going on ?

Albert