Field Notes · Catnum 240022 · score 21 — high uncertainty
May 16. 9:20 AM in gray forsythia near road, 35 feet east of huge yew and 6 feet east of many-trunked ash. Complete nest 4.5 feet up. May 18 8:06 AM same. May 22 1:07 PM 2 eggs. May 23 8:10 AM 2 eggs CB II. May 30 8:34 AM 3 warm eggs CB II removed all 3 eggs overnight. May 31 9:03 AM 3 eggs warm (are in deep shade) CB II no bruises. 12:11 PM same warm no bruises CB II. June 2 6:17 PM same warm (in deep shade) no bruises CB II. 2 eggs sent for additional experiments 23.72 x 17.87 - 23.54 x 17.26. Egg found 64-274 23.46 x 17.85 embryo. May 31 8:53 AM same warm, no bruises CB II. 11:53 AM same warm-cold no bruises. June 1 11:11 AM same warm, no bruises CB II. 6:21 PM same warm no bruises. June 7 11:47 AM same warm no bruises CB II. June 13 11:01 AM empty CB II.
Metadata · Catnum 240022
Date30 May 1969
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest Supportgray forsythia
Nest Settingnear road, 35 feet east of huge yew and 6 feet east of many-trunked ash
Nest NotesComplete nest found May 16 at 9:20 AM. Clutch progressed from 2 eggs on May 22-23 to 3 eggs by May 30. All 3 eggs were removed overnight. Nest monitored through June 13 when found empty. Two eggs sent for additional experiments with measurements 23.72 x 17.87 and 23.54 x 17.26. One egg (64-274) measured 23.46 x 17.85 with embryo development noted.
Further Details240,022 | 69-274
✦ Anecdote
This record documents an unusual situation where all three eggs were mysteriously removed from the nest overnight on May 30, yet the observer continued monitoring the empty nest for nearly two weeks afterward.