[NatureNS] Fwd: egg ID

From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:00:52 -0300
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Hi Randy

I am no expert at all but my first guess would be Spotted Sandpiper. When I g=
oogled, this site came up and the eggs look similar but maybe other shorebir=
ds are similar.=20

Cheers
Ken

http://thespottedsandpiperresource.weebly.com/reproduction-system.html


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> On Aug 5, 2015, at 5:50 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote:
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> All,
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> I had a request to identify the eggs of a small shorebird...the text below=
 may help. The photo is posted at:
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> http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/rimg1423.jpg
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> Randy
> _________________________________
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> We visited Trinity Cove (SW St. Paul Island) for the 3rd time in ~10 years=
.  I observed two nests in both thick dry and green grass of a sandpipery bi=
rd near cliffy shore.  Can you identify this bird from the attached macro ph=
oto of its eggs? Birds departing both nests were largely silent and without b=
roken-wing pretence.  =20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Hi Randy</div><div><br></div><div>I am=
 no expert at all but my first guess would be Spotted Sandpiper. When I goog=
led, this site came up and the eggs look similar but maybe other shorebirds a=
re similar.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Ken</div><div><b=
r></div><div><a href=3D"http://thespottedsandpiperresource.weebly.com/reprod=
uction-system.html">http://thespottedsandpiperresource.weebly.com/reproducti=
on-system.html</a><br><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Aug 5, 2015=
, at 5:50 PM, Randy Lauff &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">randy=
.lauff@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">All,<div><br></div><div>I had a request to identify the egg=
s of a small shorebird...the text below may help. The photo is posted at:</d=
iv><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/rimg14=
23.jpg" target=3D"_blank">http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/rimg1423.jpg</=
a></div><div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all"><div><div>_______________=
__________________<br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><font face=
=3D"Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">
<br>We visited Trinity Cove (SW St. Paul Island) for the 3rd time in ~10 yea=
rs.&nbsp; I observed two nests in both thick dry and green grass of a sandpi=
pery bird near cliffy shore.&nbsp; Can you identify this bird from the attac=
hed macro photo of its eggs? Birds departing both nests were largely silent a=
nd without broken-wing pretence. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br></span></font><blockquote><=
blockquote><span><blockquote><font face=3D"Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Aria=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><br>
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