. Breeding birds of Ontario : nidiology and distribution. Birds; Birds; Birds. Common Snipe, Capella gallinago (Linnaeus) Nidiology RECORDS 48 nests representing 26 provincial regions. Breeding habitats recorded were both wet (31 nests) and dry (6 nests). Wet habitats included freshwater marshes, wet meadows and pastures, and bogs and swamps; dry habitats were fields, pastures, and an area of second-growth willows. Nests were either on boggy or on dry ground, and were situated in tufts of grass 15 cm (6 inches) tall; in cattails and sedges; on mossy hummocks; among or under bracken fern, Labra
. Breeding birds of Ontario : nidiology and distribution. Birds; Birds; Birds. Common Snipe, Capella gallinago (Linnaeus) Nidiology RECORDS 48 nests representing 26 provincial regions. Breeding habitats recorded were both wet (31 nests) and dry (6 nests). Wet habitats included freshwater marshes, wet meadows and pastures, and bogs and swamps; dry habitats were fields, pastures, and an area of second-growth willows. Nests were either on boggy or on dry ground, and were situated in tufts of grass 15 cm (6 inches) tall; in cattails and sedges; on mossy hummocks; among or under bracken fern, Labrador tea, leatherleaf, bog laurel, cinquefoil, and small red cedars; or in relatively bare, exposed areas. Nests ranged from lined cups to depressions in mosses, grasses, and other plants; at times no nest was built. Nests were lined with grasses, cattails, mosses, horsetails, dead cedar, and bracken fem leaves; 1 nest was canopied by overhanging grasses. EGGS 45 nests with 2 to 4 eggs; 2E (2N), 3E (5N), 4E (38N). Average clutch range 4 eggs (38 nests). INCUBATION PERIOD No information. EGG DATES 42 nests, 24 April to 19 July (47 dates); 21 nests, 15 May to 8 June. Breeding Distribution With the possible exception of a few regions in the extreme south, the common snipe nests throughout 173. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peck, George K; James, Ross, 1943-; Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto : Royal Ontario Museum
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