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Egg Sets
779
Records per Decade · 1876–1990
1870s: 4
1880s: 72
1890s: 170
1900s: 147
1910s: 94
1920s: 102
1930s: 57
1940s: 36
1950s: 6
1960s: 69
1970s: 21
1990s: 1
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Featured Record · 181 notable records
This nest incorporated human-made materials including tissue paper and notably a letter, demonstrating the Gray Catbird's opportunistic use of available nesting materials in human-influenced environments.
168627 · Pennsylvania · 28 May 1945 · Miller, Richard F.
Top Collectors · 208 total
Miller, Richard F.204
Rothstein, Steve83
Norris, J. Parker; Jr.25
Jacobs, J. Warren18
Court, Edward J.13
Pemberton, John R.11
Sikken, Ernest A.11
Norris, Henry11
Norris, Philip10
Harllee, H.L.9
Field Notes: Most Detailed
Rothstein, Steve
205.7 avg tokens · n=83
Miller, Richard F.
62.6 avg tokens · n=204
Currier, Edmunde S.
53.4 avg tokens · n=5
Jacobs, J. Warren
49.8 avg tokens · n=18
Pemberton, John R.
48.3 avg tokens · n=11
5+ records only
Field Notes: Briefest
Dyke, Arthur C.
4.6 avg tokens · n=7
Norris, Philip
12.5 avg tokens · n=10
Norris, Henry
13.3 avg tokens · n=11
Gillin, James R.
19.2 avg tokens · n=5
Norris, John Ridgeway
19.7 avg tokens · n=6
5+ records only
Card Legibility
Most difficult to read
Rothstein, Steve
240059 · 09 Jun 1967
Clearest to read
Pemberton, John R.
4016 · 29 May 1919
Identification Method · n=779
positive231 (30%)
bird_on_nest124 (16%)
bird_seen128 (16%)
flushed67 (9%)
unknown229 (29%)
Incubation Stage · n=675 biological stages
fresh (354)slight (110)commenced (112)one third (21)half (14)two thirds (2)advanced (55)near hatching (3)hatched (4)
104 records excluded: unknown, not recorded, or incomplete set
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