Bird Egg Id

<p>Couldn't find a category that fit my question.</p>

<p>Can any of you birders ID these eggs? Found in a nest built in the hollow of a tree in Central PA. They were a little smaller than bluebird eggs.</p>

<p>Thanks,<br>

Bill</p><div></div>

<p>White-breasted Nuthatch?</p>

<p>Definitely a possibility.</p>

<p>Here's some egg information from Stokes. All of these birds nest in cavities.<br>

Tufted Titmouse: 4 - 8 white with small brown speckles<br>

Black-capped or Carolina Chickadee: 6 white with reddish speckles<br>

Red -breasted Nuthatch: 5-7 white or slightly pink with brown speckles<br>

White-breasted Nuthatch: 3-10 white with dark marks<br>

Don't forget about Wrens.</p>

<p>Best to return to the nest site and see what flies in to feed the chicks.</p>

 

<p>Thanks Laura. Good idea.</p>

<p>Be very careful about photographing bird's nests. In the UK, for example, you need a licence for some species.</p>

<p>One common problem is unwittingly exposing the nest to potential predators. Another is the possibility of the mother abandoning the nest after human interference.</p>

<p>Here is some good info (<a href="http://nestwatch.org/learn/how-to-nestwatch/code-of-conduct/">link</a>).</p>

<p>Agreed Harold and Mary, and I didn't spend much time at the nest when we came across it while hiking the trail we found it on. It's not a place we visit often, so the mystery of what kind of bird laid the eggs will likely remain.</p>