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Thanks all for the egg ID suggestions. I will pass these along.
Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.
On 6 August 2015 at 21:29, Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca> wrote:
> Hi, Randy.
>
> Lovely photo! I agree with Ken that the eggs looks like those of a
> Spotted Sandpiper. Both the nest and the eggs are a very good match to
> those of Spotties illustrated in the Princeton field guide "Nests, Eggs,
> and Nestlings of North American Birds". No date given in the attached
> report of the sighting, but assuming late July, it is much too late for
> nests of the other most common NS shorebird breeders, Willets and Greater
> Yellowlegs. Whereas Spotted Sandpiper, since the female often has two
> broods with successive mates, can be much later nesters. Also, far too
> well-built a nest for Killdeer, and no broken-wing display.
>
> The other possibility for a small shorebird is Least Sandpiper, a fairly
> rare local breeder, which can have eggs as late as August. But its eggs
> have a darker background colour and finer streaking, not matching the photo.
>
> From the photo, this looks like the nest of a Spotted Sandpiper. Maybe
> the observers could ID the birds that departed the nest, given this
> possibility?
>
> cheers,
> Susann Myers
>
> *From:* Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2015 5:50 PM
> *To:* NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Fwd: egg ID
>
> All,
>
> I had a request to identify the eggs of a small shorebird...the text below
> may help. The photo is posted at:
>
> http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/rimg1423.jpg
>
> Randy
> _________________________________
>
> 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 bird near cliffy shore. Can you identify this bird from the
> attached macro photo of its eggs? Birds departing both nests were largely
> silent and without broken-wing pretence.
>
>
>
>
>
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 6 August 2015 at 21:29, Susann Myers <spa=
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<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Hi, Randy.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Lovely photo!=C2=A0 I agree with Ken that the=
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the eggs=C2=A0are a very good match to those of Spotties=C2=A0illustrated i=
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Princeton field guide "Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American=20
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most common NS shorebird breeders, Willets=C2=A0and Greater Yellowlegs.=C2=
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successive mates, can be much later nesters.=C2=A0 Also, far too well-built=
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<div><font face=3D"Calibri">The other possibility for a small shorebird is =
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August.=C2=A0 But its eggs have a darker background colour and finer streak=
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not matching the photo.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">From the photo, this looks like the nest of a S=
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nest, given this possibility?</font></div>
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<div><font face=3D"Calibri">cheers,</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Susann Myers</font>=C2=A0</div>
<div style=3D"FONT:10pt Tahoma">
<div><br></div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5">
<div><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com
CTRL + Click to follow link" href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com" target=
=3D"_blank">Randy Lauff</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 05, 2015 5:50 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
CTRL + Click to follow link" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=
=3D"_blank">NatureNS</a> </div>
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<div><br></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">All,=20
<div><br></div>
<div>I had a request to identify the eggs of a small shorebird...the text b=
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may help. The photo is posted at:</div>
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<div><a href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/rimg1423.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>
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SIZE:11pt"><br>We visited Trinity Cove (SW St. Paul Island) for the=20
3rd time in ~10 years.=C2=A0 I observed two nests in both thick dry and gre=
en=20
grass of a sandpipery bird near cliffy shore.=C2=A0 Can you identify this b=
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from the attached macro photo of its eggs? Birds departing both nests were=
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