# What kind of bird eggs are these? Pics inside.

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**Created:** [June 17, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bird-eggs-are-these-pics-inside/835628 "2019-06-17T01:58:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
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[Southeast Michigan, USA. Picture taken on June 15, 2019.](https://imgur.com/a/wHdfF7j)

Next is in a pretty small bird house we made and the nest is tight twigs and has some feathers jammed in it as well.

What kind of bird lays this kind of egg? 6-7 eggs.

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**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bird-eggs-are-these-pics-inside/835628/2 "2019-06-17T02:19:53Z")

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Are the eggs pretty tiny? They eggs in the photo are a bit blurry, so I can’t quite tell if they have some speckling. But might be a [house wren](http://www.sialis.org/nestshowr.htm). The glossyness, cavity nesting habit and buff color would seem to match.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bird-eggs-are-these-pics-inside/835628/3 "2019-06-17T02:22:59Z")

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> [@Tamerlane](#):
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> Are the eggs pretty tiny? They eggs in the photo are a bit blurry, so I can’t quite tell if they have some speckling. But might be a [house wren](http://www.sialis.org/nestshowr.htm). The glossyness, cavity nesting habit and buff color would seem to match.

Pretty tiny, yes.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bird-eggs-are-these-pics-inside/835628/4 "2019-06-17T11:53:22Z")

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Try observing the nest over a 30 minute period during the day, preferably early morning or later afternoon. You’ll see the birds entering/leaving repeatedly. Wrens are a very likely choice. Alternatively, the birders on Reddit at r/whatsthisbird are pretty amazing at identification.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bird-eggs-are-these-pics-inside/835628/5 "2019-06-17T15:01:27Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> Try observing the nest over a 30 minute period during the day, preferably early morning or later afternoon. You’ll see the birds entering/leaving repeatedly. Wrens are a very likely choice. Alternatively, the birders on Reddit at r/whatsthisbird are pretty amazing at identification.

They also said wren and I read that wrens use spider cocoons as stuffing for their nests, which this one has.

Yep, it’s a house wren. Very cute, love that they chose our little container for a house.