My son found this nest on the front lawn under a tree. It's about 2.75" inches wide to the outer edges; inner cavity is 1.5" wide and 1" deep, entire structure is about 2" high. The bottom of the cavity is so so soft plant fluff which is also woven throughout. Then entire nest is just soft stuff, no twigs, very neat & tightly woven. We are in Manahawkin, I thought maybe a hummingbird?
It's not a humming bird, those are very small.. See this page:
http://www.rubythroat.org/QuestionsNestEggs01.html
My suspicion is it might be a Goldfinch nest. They use the white fluff of thistles as one of the nesting materials and it sounds about the right size. Maybe another here would know for sure.
