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30 WSW near hemlock. Nest: Large cedar nest is 6.5 inches across, length 3.5 inches, made of cedar. Complete cup with little ones leaving. Card and cedar is 10 inches, 1 cedar with fallen trunk. 5/31: Same condition, 0 complete, could be 1B. 6/3 - 11:05 AM: 3 warm eggs. 6/6 8:57 AM: 3 warm eggs, 0 gone.
Date03 Jun 1968
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest Supportcedar
Nest Materialscedar
Nest Settinghemlock area
Nest NotesLarge cedar nest 6.5 inches across, 3.5 inches deep. Found with fallen trunk nearby. Multiple observations from 5/31 to 6/6 tracking 3 eggs, described as warm on final observations before disappearing.
Further DetailsCB card | 68-249

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