I saw an Osprey in the parking lot for the oaks restaurant at Chippewa lake last night.  Do they stay around here or is this a migrant?
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------ Original message------From: Jon CefusDate: Sat, Apr 18, 2015 10:29 PMTo: [log in to unmask];Subject:Re: [Ohio-birds] robin dumping egg
I just thought I would point out that Laura said that the robin essentially laid the egg, but not in a nest.  Unless I misunderstood her.  So I think we can rule out parasite disposal here.Jon CefusSent from my iPhone> On Apr 18, 2015, at 7:50 PM, Craig  wrote:> > Perhaps mama robin recognized the egg as not of her own, like a cowbird egg. Good robin, smart robin.> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Laura Dornan" > To: > Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 1:43 PM> Subject: [Ohio-birds] robin dumping egg> > > While birding the woodland trail behind my house this morning, I observed something I have never seen or heard of before. Â A female robing flew to a tree about 30 feet from me and perched about on a branch about 5-6 feet above the ground. Â She was facing away from me and I saw her raise her drop an egg which landed on the ground below. Â There was no nest anywhere around that I could see. Â After she flew off I walked over to confirm what I thought I saw and there was a broken robin egg under the branch. Â A male robin then flew to the same tree. Â > Has anyone else seen a bird just "lay" an egg where it would drop to the ground or have any thoughts on why a bird would do this. Â The only thing I can think of is that the nest was destroyed and when a bird has to lay an egg, she has to lay it NOW, nest or no nest. Â But there have been no storms in which a nest might be destroyed for over a week---plenty of time to rebuild.> Laura DornanLouisville> > ______________________________________________________________________> > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society.> Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php.> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list.> > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at:> listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS> Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]> > ______________________________________________________________________> > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society.> Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php.> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list.> > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at:> listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS> Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society.Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php.Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list.You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at:listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDSSend questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]



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