What trees does roseate spoonbill nests oftenly?
http://txtbba.tamu.edu/accounts/rosp/rospacc.html In Nueces Bay, spoonbills nested only on dredge-material islands and constructed their nests of plant material available there or on the nearby shoreline (White et al. 1982). The nest base consisted of large dead twigs of groundsel tree (Baccharis halimifolia), border paloverde (Cercidium macrum), and Jerusalem-thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata) loosely fitted together to form a crude platform. Upon this platform, live and dead stems of sea ox-eye (Borrichia frutescens), groundsel tree, and grasses were intertwined into a coarse lining about 5 cm (2 in) deep. The activities of the birds on the nest eventually formed a wide, shallow depression in which the eggs were laid. Completed nests averaged 57 cm (22 in) wide and 11 cm (4 in) deep. Nest height above ground averaged 24 cm (9 in) atop low vegetation and 71 cm (28 in) in small trees and shrubs. Spoonbills never b
