Typically, most birds will abandon a nest that is disturbed. Some birds, such as robins, will abandon a nest that is simply discovered. They could place the eggs in an incubator; hatch them and feed the babies until they can fly. It is a lot of work and often not successful.

This post was edited by CharlieBoring on Fri, Apr 26, 13 at 12:04

Expecting them to hatch and feed a batch of baby birds during a move is a bit much.

Depending on the birds ... move the nest to a spot as close as possible to the original spot, with the same height and sun exposude if possible.

That's about the best you can do.

Move it too far and they won't find it - they are locked in to the top of the storage unit as a navigating point.

I would say don't touch it and let nature take its course. It should only take a couple weeks for the babies to fledge.

I've also moved a Carolina wren nest successfully. Of course, it was in a flower pot and all I had to do was move the flower pot. I also moved it in stages so the wren could find it easily.

Do not ever hatch eggs. Ever.

Move the nest as close to the original site as possible, matching the shade location.