Nature Done Wright

  The screech owl egg count as of Tuesday morning is three.  They were laid roughly two days apart.
  Last year Mrs. Ace had four eggs. The first three were roughly two days apart, and then another week went by before she the fourth.
   Three or four eggs is a typical clutch.
   Last year, the eggs all hatched the same day, roughly 25 days after the last egg arrived.
    What’s interesting to note is the entire cycle is two weeks earlier this year so far.
   No, I don’t think it is the result of global warming. I think it’s because screech owls just do things by their own internal clocks.
   Tomorrow: An index of my significant posts from last spring, including owl milestones, owl-box information, wood duck arrivals and other occasions of interest.