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This is the only set of 5 eggs of the catbird I ever found.
Date26 May 1901
LocalityGreenfield, Wayne, Michigan, USA
CollectorWood, Walter
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF J. CLAIRE WOOD, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
Further Details1015 | 5-Jun
✦ Anecdote
The collector noted this as the only 5-egg clutch of Gray Catbird they ever found, which is notable since Gray Catbirds typically lay 3-4 eggs, making a 5-egg clutch quite rare.

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