Field Notes · Catnum 240033 · score 14 — high uncertainty
Woods E/NW orchard. 5/23/4: 10 a.m. 3 eggs warm to warm cold grey spotted - CB on nest #15 gone 23.71 x 17.53 measure 9. 5/24: 5:15 p.m. 2 eggs warm to warm cold CB on nest #11 - scolded very mildly, no messes.
Metadata · Catnum 240033
Date01 May 1968
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationbird on nest
Nest SettingWoods E/NW orchard
Nest NotesCB on nest both days. 5/23/4: 10 a.m. 3 eggs warm to warm cold grey spotted - nest #15 gone, measured 23.71 x 17.53 measure 9. 5/24: 5:15 p.m. 2 eggs warm to warm cold - nest #11, scolded very mildly, no messes.
Further Details68-182
✦ Anecdote
The nest appears to have lost one egg between the two observation days, going from 3 eggs on 5/23 to only 2 eggs on 5/24, suggesting possible predation or egg removal.