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5 February 2021 Incubation of a foreign object by a Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) in Florida
Daniel U. Greene, Robert A. McCleery
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Abstract

Ground-nesting birds typically maintain a nest free of foreign materials but occasionally are known to incubate a foreign object, often in the presence of other eggs. In May 2012, we discovered a Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) incubating a turkey oak (Quercus cerris) acorn along with 2 eggs within a mesic flatwoods forest in Clay County, Florida, USA. Herein, we report this observation and include 3 possible hypotheses for this behavior.

Daniel U. Greene and Robert A. McCleery "Incubation of a foreign object by a Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) in Florida," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132(2), 436-437, (5 February 2021). https://doi.org/10.1676/1559-4491-132.2.436
Received: 19 June 2019; Accepted: 23 April 2020; Published: 5 February 2021
KEYWORDS
breeding
Caprimulgiformes
foreign object
goatsucker
incubation
nightjar
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