Field Notes · Catnum 103825 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
Nest of leaves and twigs, lined with black rootlets. Placed 4 1/2 feet up among swaying blackberry canes at foot of hill. Flushed bird to ascertain number of eggs and because of the unusual number of 5 collected the set.
Metadata · Catnum 103825
Date19 May 1933
LocalityGreene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.889564, -80.190909 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, J. Warren
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “small embryo”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Flushed bird to ascertain number of eggs”)
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest Supportblackberry canes
Nest Materialsleaves, twigs
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingat foot of hill
Nest NotesFlushed bird to ascertain number of eggs and because of the unusual number of 5 collected the set.
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs, Waynesburg, PA
Further DetailsNo. 704, Set No. 2841 | 27/5
✦ Anecdote
The collector noted an unusual clutch size of 5 eggs for Gray Catbird, which typically lays 3-4 eggs, prompting collection of the entire set.