Which Bird, Which Egg?

Just like birds, eggs come in many sizes, shapes and colors.

• American crows line their nests with green pine needles and brown bark to camouflage their eggs.
• American robins nest in the fork of a tree where their bright eggs blend in with the sun-dappled leaves.
• Ruby-throated hummingbirds are only as long as your pinkie and can fit just two eggs in their tiny nests.
• Gray catbirds nest in dense thickets where their turquoise eggs seem to vanish in the leafy darkness.
• Killdeer scratch out shallow nests in dirt, sand or gravel and lay camouflaged eggs that won’t roll away
• Canada geese lay eggs that match their large size. Since the eggs are slender, up to eight can fit in a single nest.
• Eastern screech owls nest in cavities where their eggs can’t roll away.