Field Notes · Catnum 240020 · score 33 — high uncertainty
6/2 6:17 PM on sandbar of swamp near Elmdorf rough 17 NE / V tree 6.5' up cBownest 4 eggs 6/3 8:03 AM 4 warm eggs cBTT [ ] real late bird egg; contents spoiled [25.50 x 17.08 small embryo p. reserv. egg hole dent int before removed from nest] 6/4 8:08 AM 3 eggs 0 warm no bruises cBownest 6/7 2:07 PM same warm no bruises cBownest 6/8 c. 5:30 PM same warm no bruises cBownest nest forgot whether I or II def was III 6/11 7:55 AM same warm cBownest 3 no bruises 6/13 8:04 AM 2 holes 0 cBTT no bruises
Metadata · Catnum 240020
Date03 Jun 1969
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationadvanced
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.98 m (6.5 feet)
Nest Supporttree
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingsandbar of swamp near Elmdorf
Nest NotesNest monitored over multiple days from 6/2 to 6/13, with eggs showing signs of spoilage and eventual predation or failure, ending with 2 holes in remaining eggs
HeaderS. Rothstein
Further Details240,020 | 69-291
✦ Anecdote
This nest was monitored for nearly two weeks with detailed daily observations, documenting the deterioration from 4 eggs to eventual failure, with one egg showing advanced embryonic development but spoiled contents, and the final observation noting holes in the remaining eggs.