▁made ▁of ▁v ine ▁tend r ils ▁is ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁bow l . ▁N ests ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁built ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁old ▁ones ▁from ▁years ▁past ▁and ▁new ▁n ests ▁may ▁be ▁built ▁close ▁to ▁old ▁ones . ▁Inc ub ation ▁of ▁the ▁eggs ▁last s ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 2 - 2 3 ▁days ▁and ▁the ▁average ▁nest ling ▁period ▁is ▁ 1 9 - 2 0 ▁days . ▁Sp otted ▁cat bird s ▁protect ▁their ▁n ests ▁by ▁working ▁together ▁to ▁dist ract ▁any ▁intr uder . ▁When ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁obser vers ▁approached ▁a ▁nest , ▁" both ▁sex es ▁became ▁greatly ▁ag itated ▁and ▁the ▁pres umed ▁male ▁would ▁per ch ▁close ▁by , ▁rest lessly ▁sh ifting ▁his ▁position ▁and ▁singing ▁his ▁strange ▁song ▁– ▁‘ me ey o owe h ’ . ▁He ▁put ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁energy ▁into ▁these ▁songs , ▁toss ing ▁his ▁head ▁back ▁as ▁he ▁did ▁so ▁and ▁ending ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁s que ak . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁other ▁bird ▁would ▁perform ▁a ▁dist raction ▁display , ▁running ▁along ▁the ▁ground ▁rapidly ▁with ▁tail ▁f anned ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁white ▁terminal ▁sp ots ▁were ▁prominent , ▁and ▁making ▁peculiar ▁s que aking ▁sounds ." ▁ ▁E gg s ▁There ▁are ▁usually ▁two , ▁but ▁possibly ▁three ▁eggs ▁which ▁are ▁gl oss y , ▁cre am ▁colored ▁and ▁o val ▁in ▁shape . ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁tap ering ▁slightly ▁towards ▁the ▁small ▁end ▁and ▁the ▁shell