bird buddies

[send-more-cops.livejournal.com]

i'm wondering if anyone has some advice for me. i've been lazy and haven't removed the air conditioner out of one of the rooms in the house. i've often noticed birds bouncing around and generally hanging out around the
a/c.
the other day i noticed one of them crawl out from under (where the a/c hangs over the window frame) with a string in his mouth. F, they're building a nest.

i need to take that a/c out but i have this mental image of the little birds on the other side of the window with really big eyes and one little tear.

will they be able to rebuild? any ideas?

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[thedoubleduches.livejournal.com]

This happened to my housemate a couple of years ago, except she discovered that the birds were nesting there because mites from the nest started to infest all of the stuff near the window in question (the nest was there for a while - I don't recall what time of year the mites arrived so I can't estimate and she doesn't live here anymore). So, just a vote for "remove the AC and clean out the nest." The birds should be OK, if mad.