Field Notes · Catnum 240016 · score 28 — high uncertainty
Parolee: Sleep Lot May 25, 9:57 AM 6' up in laurel 30° S 7.5 E corner of lot on W side of road that runs S from lot. This laurel is adjacent to a spreading dogwood that juts out over road. Large foundation partial cup. CB II 5/29 10:17 AM one cold egg CB II (27.52 X 17.00 SIBLEY) c. 6:25 PM empty CB II 5/30 10:20 AM empty June 5 10:57 AM 3 warm eggs CB II removed one egg and put in d. B cont. 2 white unmarked eggs shell okay 21.71 X 16.44 no develop 5/22 2 eggs CB control white egg gone no bruise warm (Bonap II) 6/6 10:53 AM same warm no bruise CB II 6/9 8:49 AM same cold, damp but CB II. Has 10:15 small peck marks. Removed and numbered at 6/11 9:57 AM empty removed nest
Metadata · Catnum 240016
Date29 May 1969
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportlaurel
Nest Settingadjacent to a spreading dogwood that juts out over road
Nest NotesLarge foundation partial cup nest located 30° S 7.5 E corner of lot on W side of road. Multiple visits documented from May 25 to June 11, with eggs appearing and disappearing, some removed for collection. Final visit found empty nest which was then removed.
Further Details240,016 | 69-268
✦ Anecdote
This record documents an unusually complex collecting sequence with multiple visits over several weeks, eggs appearing and disappearing, and evidence of predation or disturbance including 'small peck marks' on remaining eggs.