No, we count the eggs. If some are hidden then we try to estimate how they are packed in the nest, to estimate the total number. We analyze the photographs to determine their size. We try to determine the species from the size, colour and pattern. From the size we calculate the mass, and determine if the branch holding the nest is strong enough to support their weight. We try to estimate the ambient temperature. Then we research hatching rates and estimate the number that are likely to hatch.
If you call that "counting" ... yes, I'm guilty. ----- Original Message ----- > I think MY is doing a good job here. If it were not for her, Cude, > and a few others, this place would see a frenzy of > chicken-counting before the hatching takes place, at least when it > comes to Rossi.
