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Tree Swallow Gender? - Eastern Ontario, Canada (1 Viewer)

Gordon W

Gordon W

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Shot this tree swallow this morning in eastern Ontario, Canada (at least I'm pretty sure it's a tree swallow). I think it's a female, but not sure. Can someone positively ID its gender and maybe its age? Thanks.
 

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Probably male, though extra-bright adult females do occur and are not always separable from their male counterparts.

And, please, birds have "sexes" not "genders". . ..
 
hi everyone I am new to the Forum I live in south Louisiana and I just found a small blue egg by itself laying in the middle of my lawn can anyone help me try to determine which type of egg this is?
 
Egg identification help?

hi everyone I am new to the Forum I live in south Louisiana and I just found a small blue egg by itself laying in the middle of my lawn can anyone help me try to determine which type of egg this is?
 
bmeades1978 said:
hi everyone I am new to the Forum I live in south Louisiana and I just found a small blue egg by itself laying in the middle of my lawn can anyone help me try to determine which type of egg this is?
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Probably American Robin: it lays blue eggs and commonly nests in suburban settings. To pin down the ID, it would be helpful to know the size (length/breadth, preferably in millimeters)
 
thanks you fugl, I will try to get that information, since it was not a nest or anything just laying out in the yard on the ground in the rain is there anyway I could make a nest and put it in there with a heat lamp n save it?
 
Yes we have I'm sorry about that I am new to this and have a little trouble figuring out exactly what forum to go on and how to post my quotes and respond to messages
 
bmeades1978 said:
thanks you fugl, I will try to get that information, since it was not a nest or anything just laying out in the yard on the ground in the rain is there anyway I could make a nest and put it in there with a heat lamp n save it?
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No, not really. The egg may not even be viable at this stage (if it ever was).
 
bmeades1978 said:
hi everyone I am new to the Forum I live in south Louisiana and I just found a small blue egg by itself laying in the middle of my lawn can anyone help me try to determine which type of egg this is?
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fugl said:
Probably American Robin: it lays blue eggs and commonly nests in suburban settings. To pin down the ID, it would be helpful to know the size (length/breadth, preferably in millimeters)
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More likely a Starling - they also have pure blue eggs, and are well-known for laying random eggs outside of their nests.
 
Nutcracker said:
More likely a Starling - they also have pure blue eggs, and are well-known for laying random eggs outside of their nests.
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Just so. The measurements should tell the tale (with the caveat that robins are known for laying the occasional "runt" egg).
 
Nutcracker said:
Something new, perhaps due to global warming? Sibley (2000 edition) maps American Robin as breeding right down to the south coast of Louisiana.
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Just checked the NGR & Sibley iPhone apps, both of which show the far-south of Louisiana as outside the breeding range. Dto (to bring the big guns to bear!) BNA-online (2016).
 
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