Timeline for Is this a Starling Egg in a Robin's Nest?
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| May 10, 2023 at 14:38 | comment | added | Jon Jaroker | I replaced the original photo with new one this is closer and clearer. (The reference locations in this reply no longer point to the same eggs. This new photo is taken one day later and the robin appears to have rotated the eggs 60-degrees clockwise. | |
| May 10, 2023 at 14:26 | comment | added | Jon Jaroker | Unfortunately, the only cuckoos in this Northern New Jersey area, where this nest is located, are some of the neighbors. No Cuckoo birds have ever been observed, but I agree the eggs in your example look similar to one in the photo. | |
| May 10, 2023 at 13:13 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | Are we sure the egg on the right in the OP is mottled and not just dirty? It's hard to tell from the photo. | |
| May 10, 2023 at 6:02 | comment | added | Chris H | Cuckoos are pretty rare, but they're very vocal with a call that carries a long way. If they're not heard in the neighbourhood in spring, they're quite unlikely | |
| May 9, 2023 at 22:20 | history | edited | Weather Vane | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 9, 2023 at 22:14 | history | answered | Weather Vane | CC BY-SA 4.0 |