E42 - Kathe A + Gambel's Quail & Avian Eggs

This is the final part of the 3-part series and focuses on the eggs of our avian friends. My returning guest is Kathe Anderson ( Episode 27), who is a lifelong-learner and sharer, of anything bird-related. She frequently leads field trips in the Phoenix-area and at wildlife festivals across Arizona. She participates in local survey programs and Christmas Bird Counts, along with authoring articles for local Audubon Society newsletters. Kathe also presents at festivals, like the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, where we first met and she also presented on eggs.

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:13 - Recent Bird Count Experience
07:36 - Introduction to Avian Eggs
08:55 - Parts of an Egg
09:51 - The Journey of an Egg
14:37 - The Shell
15:52 - Egg Shapes
17:02 - When Does an Egg Hatch?
19:16 - Egg Fragments after Hatching
20:24 - Eggs and the Surrounding Environment
21:11 - Relationship between Nests and Eggs
25:19 - Birds that Lay Eggs in Others’ Nests
26:29 - Egg Size and Bird Size
27:52 - The Egg Rule
29:05 - The Phalarope’s Eggs
32:08 - Brown-headed Cowbirds & Their Many Eggs
35:33 - Nest Parasites Outside the US
36:49 - Maintaining Egg Temperatures
39:02 - Summary of Egg Segment
39:33 - Bird of the Episode: Gambel’s Quail
51:26 - Outro

Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival 2023
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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:12 Recent Bird Count Experience
• 7:26 Introduction to Avian Eggs
• 8:54 Parts of an Egg
• 9:51 The Journey of an Egg
• 14:36 The Shell of an Egg
• 15:52 Egg Shapes
• 17:01 When Does an Egg Hatch?
• 19:16 Egg Fragments after Hatching
• 20:35 Eggs and the Surrounding Environment
• 21:11 Relationship between Nests and Eggs
• 25:18 Birds that Lay Eggs in Others’ Nests
• 26:28 Egg Size and Bird Size
• 27:51 The Egg Rule
• 29:05 The Phalarope’s Massive Eggs
• 32:08 Brown-headed Cowbirds & Their Many Eggs
• 35:34 Nest Parasites Outside the US
• 36:48 Maintaining Egg Temperatures
• 39:01 Summary of Egg Segment
• 39:31 Bird of the Episode: Gambel’s Quail
• 51:26 Outro