Field Notes · Catnum 163400 · Typed card
Nest located 7 ft high in central crotch of weeping aspen sapling in plain view of campground traffic. Nest found on 14 June with 2 eggs. Whole egg weights: #1: 6.332 g; #2: 7.010 g; #3: 6.596 g.
Metadata · Catnum 163400
Date17 Jun 1993
LocalityLee Vining, Mono, CA, USA
Coordinates37.928, -119.1539 ↗ map
CollectorKiff, Lloyd F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bird flushed from nest”)
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supportweeping aspen sapling
Nest Settingcampground
Nest NotesNest located in central crotch of weeping aspen sapling in plain view of campground traffic. Nest found on 14 June with 2 eggs. Whole egg weights: #1: 6.332 g; #2: 7.010 g; #3: 6.596 g.
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✦ Anecdote
The record mentions weights for three eggs (#1, #2, #3) but states the nest was found with only 2 eggs, suggesting a discrepancy in the documentation.