Field Notes · Catnum 240009 · score 22 — high uncertainty
Paradise. With pen lot. May 22 11:47AM 6 feet up in laurels along side ring road. Nest is 15 feet in clump near junction. Went into clump when a bird leans toward road for worm, leg. Catbird on nest for Catbird II. Catbird yellow bond blue. 5/23 11:35AM 3 egg worm. 5/24 12:36AM 3 egg worm leaving 20 - one egg. 1:12pm one egg - 20 gone. A 24.95X18.04 - B 25.84X17.60 tiny embryo season [25.21X17.84 white crystal clear no development] 5/27 9:17AM one cold egg June 5 11:17AM one cold egg.
Metadata · Catnum 240009
Date22 May 1969
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportlaurels
Nest Settingclump along side ring road
Nest NotesNest is 15 feet into clump near junction. Bird observed on nest multiple times. Egg measurements: A 24.95X18.04mm, B 25.84X17.60mm. One egg noted as having tiny embryo, another described as white crystal clear with no development. Cold eggs observed on May 27 and June 5.
HeaderCatbird
Further Details69-213
✦ Anecdote
This record shows an unusual pattern where eggs were described as 'cold' on May 27 and June 5, suggesting abandonment, yet the collector continued monitoring the nest for two weeks after the initial discovery.