[tn-bird] Re: Egg comparisons


Van,
Cowbird eggs do look quite similar to cardinal eggs, and both have a fair
bit of variability in the markings.  Cowbird eggs are usually a little
smaller; this difference, however, is slight.

Chuck N.
Norris, TN

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A cardinal has built a nest in a cedar tree in our yard.  So far, there are
2
eggs.  Both eggs look remarkably similar to a cowbird egg that we
confiscated
from a prothonotary warbler nest earlier in the season.  Short of DNA
profiling, is there any way to tell the eggs of the two species apart?

Van Harris
Millington, TN

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