Re: [MDOsprey] Cecil- Gunthers & Courthouse Pt.

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Quoting from page 74 in Ehrlich, Dobkin, & Wheye (1988)
"Birder's Handbook.:"

"Clutches of 15-50 result from 2-10+ females contibuting
to individual nests..."

Apparently this "dumping" increases with increased density
of nest boxes, although the female will try to repel the
parasitizing females from her nest.

Dex Hinckley
703-354-1342


At 10:54 PM 6/1/1999 EDT, KurtCapt87@aol.com wrote:
>Paul, 
>
>Of course there were more than one brood.  Likely three.  (There are no 
>records of a Wood Duck with 17 offspring.)  This behavior is common with 
>Canada Geese - at Dyke Marsh at this moment there are two (prob young - one 
>or two year old) parents with 50 goslings.
>
>Kurt Gaskill
>
>

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