Bob Ringler wrote:
> George,
> I found a white eggshell of about the same size at home yesterday which also suggests an early Mourning Dove nest.
> --
> Bob Ringler
> Eldersburg MD
>
>
> ---- "George M. Jett" <> wrote:
>
>>Folks
>
> I also found a white egg near one of my feeder stations. I wonder if a Mourning Dove dropped it? The egg is about an inch in length and a dull white w/ no spotting.
>
>>George Jett
>>9505 Bland Street
>>Waldorf, MD 20603
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>
It might also be noted that female M Doves, before mating and nesting,
will sometimes produce unfertilized eggs and deposit them in odd places.
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Fred Fallon
Bowie MD
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