Could the hurricanes have had an effect on laying behavior? I think we can be confident that a least a portion of the bird population along the coast was lost to inclement weather.

Or could it be this ridiculously mild winter we've had?

Craig Johnson tells me that he has a rescued blue-and-gold macaw in his aviary sitting seven eggs. (Normal clutch there is 3-5.)

Whether one is a scientist or the most grounded fundamentalist, it's important to acknowledge that there are subtle influences out there that we don't know about.

I wonder what laying patterns might happen in wild birds in this part of the country this spring?

UPDATE: Are other vets and breeders seeing abnormal behaviors? We can check on that.