Field Notes · Catnum 240007 · score 43 — high uncertainty
Field S Parodke June 4 01:54 am near SW corner of area 5 up in group tree height 10' SW cherry tree with the 4 legs CBT warm. 12:00 pm 5' 2" up at S end of area walk along S border tall cone like dead 7 tree very warm with deep. Ab is 18 W x W (apple tree) overgrown with poison ivy nest is 20SSW) dead tree CBT deep cup no lining 6/5-9:24 am 4 warm eggs spotted [24.50 x 17.44 embryo preserved] 6/6-10:10 am 3 eggs O no bruises broken nest 1 another CBT 6/7-12:08 am same warm no bruise 6/9-10:05 am same warm, dry no bruise 6/11 11:17 am same no bruises warm CBT both real eggs looked at one ripped one A one just cracked 6/13 10:30 am 7 babies popped egg A 1. O no bruises removed O -BT
Metadata · Catnum 240007
Date05 Jun 1969
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportcherry tree
Nest Liningno lining
Nest Settingarea 5, SW corner, apple tree overgrown with poison ivy nearby
Nest NotesDeep cup nest in dead tree, observed over multiple days from June 4-13, 4 eggs initially found, hatching occurred by June 13 with 7 babies recorded
Further Details240,007 | 69-312
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because it documents 7 babies hatching from what was initially recorded as 4 eggs, suggesting either miscounting, multiple broods, or parasitic eggs.