Field Notes · Catnum 240003 · score 51 — high uncertainty
Parades - Desert May 26 1:21 pm 0 m full. Nest just east of black hat in 4 channel square wooden channel. Top 5 eggs total (6) 2 eaten earlier. C. Bonest I is 17 E, red through old bird brooch. 2 in brief 9 in complete ch is 18 W sun tip 5/27 10:45 A 2 same 0 10:50 1 5 wooden eggs. Removed 4 eggs and put in 4 6 - leaving nest with 4 (6) + one egg C.B. II 6:10 PM 1 one cold catching legs on house bc c. 3' from below rest 2 (6) one with several peck marks other has one possible peck mark C.B. 7 [22.10 x 16.81 clear embryo present] June 2 1:29 pm 1 one cold damp chilled egg. 2 same. Removed 0 Catbird May 27 removed 4 e put in - lt. 3 5 - X 7 1/3 hrs: 6 6's found, check card.
Metadata · Catnum 240003
Date27 May 1969
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest SettingDesert
Nest NotesNest contained 5 eggs total (originally 6, with 2 eaten earlier). Located just east of black hat in 4 channel square wooden channel. Multiple visits documented with egg measurements and embryo observations.
HeaderSteve Rothstein
Further Details240,003 | 69-247
✦ Anecdote
This record documents unusual predation with 2 eggs eaten from the original clutch of 6, and includes cryptic field notes that are difficult to interpret, suggesting either coded documentation methods or deteriorated handwriting.