Nesting Fun Facts

What's more fun than fun facts about nesting birds?

• Q. Which birds lays the largest known clutch of eggs?
• A. Northern Bobwhite quail have been known to lay 28 eggs in a single nest.
• Q. Which birds raises the most broods of young in a single year?
• A. A Mourning Dove can have up to six broods per year.
• Q. Which bird has the shortest incubation time before their eggs hatch?
• A. The eggs of several song birds, such as the Black-capped Chickadees, take only 11 days to hatch after being laid.
• Q. Which bird has the longest incubation period in North America?
• A. The California Condor incubates its eggs for up to 50 days before they hatch.
• Q. Which is the oldest known bird to successfully raise young?
• A. A Laysan Albatross has successfully nested on Midway Island for the past 69 years.