h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I've searched and searched for articles on and/or images of a North American weaver bird that actually produces a discrete web and woof in its weaving, without so far finding anything relevant.

I've seen them in the wild, the nest looking like a small, tear drop shaped, hand-woven purse about 4"/10 cm in diameter dangling from a thong, quite uncanny when one realizes that something which superficially appears to have been woven by human hands has actually been woven by a bird.

The birds are primarily seed eaters, nesting for example in dense thickets of wild sunflowers near good water sources, probably also feed on insects and possibly on small lizards also attracted by sunflower seeds.

That nest seems exactly like the weaver birds we have over here's nests, ITIWBS! I honestly don't know if any native American birds do that ... I wonder if any of our weavers might have been introduced over there? I'll try and keep my eye out for more info about this ...