The data are from individual reports, not complete observations through nest cycles. I am sure it is not a misprint. Those data had lots of cases like this. I would interpret the fledging data to indicate that eggs were laid earlier than the earliest known so far.
Kevin McGowan From: bounce-128015645-3493...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-128015645-3493...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Peter Saracino Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:15 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Question about dates in 2nd edition Breeding Bird Atlas Hi all. In the 2nd editon of the breeding bird Atlas it lists these days for screech owls 1st egg. 3/23 1st nestling 4/9 1st fledgling 3/25 If the date for the first fledgling is not a misprint, how am I to interpret the date being so near the first egg sighting? Thank you. Pete Saracino/NY State Master Naturalist Volunteer -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> ABA<https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
