Bruce,

Although I don't have a better guess, and am not an expert, I'm not
100% convinced that these are Junco eggs. We have a Dark-Eyed Junco
(definite ID) nest in a potted ivy on our patio:
<http://dartfrogmedia.com/birds/080628_juncoNestKirkland_11320.jpg>http://dartfrogmedia.com/birds/080628_juncoNestKirkland_11320.jpg


It's a very similar nest, but the eggs appear rounder and more
heavily speckled than those in your photo at:
<http://i.pbase.com/o4/53/629653/1/60134057.JuncoNest.jpg>http://i.pbase.com/o4/53/629653/1/60134057.JuncoNest.jpg.

And here presumably is a photos of an Oregon Junco nest that I found
via a Google search, whose eggs appear oblong like yours but are also
more speckled:
<http://i.pbase.com/o4/53/629653/1/60134057.JuncoNest.jpg>http://i.pbase.com/o4/53/629653/1/60134057.JuncoNest.jpg


Marc Hoffman
Kirkland, WA
http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/portfolio
tweeters "at" dartfrogmedia "dot" com


At 02:16 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote:

>HI Bruce et al.:
> My guess would be Dark-eyed Junco. For iding nests and eggs try these two
>books:
>
>1) A Field Guide to Western Birds' Nests by Harrison.
>
>2) A Guide to the Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds (2nd
>edition) by Baicich and Harrison (different Harrison from the one above).
>
>--
>
>Ian Paulsen
>Bainbridge Island, WA, USA