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May 23, 1:21 PM. 5 eggs warm cold. CB nest II running N-S c. 50 ft 100 ft south below rock wall on west side of wall in hatchery 3' up under low wall from pond end - hatchery windows ESE. Debris distinctual dead twigs. 5/24 9:19 AM. 4 warm 1 warm cold eggs @ gone. CB means nearby. Next directed to sol. 1784 x 2418 doubly. White clean no damage. 5/25 1:38 PM empty removed nest.
Date23 May 1968
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportlow wall
Nest Materialsdebris, dead twigs
Near Waternear water
Nest Settinghatchery area, below rock wall on west side
Nest NotesNest running north-south, approximately 50-100 feet south below rock wall, near hatchery windows facing east-southeast. Found with 5 eggs initially, 4 eggs remaining on second day with 1 gone, nest empty and removed on third day.
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Further Details2421 x 1800 med Jun 9. 15 | 68-192
✦ Anecdote
This record documents the progressive disappearance of eggs over three consecutive days, with one egg missing on the second day and the nest completely empty by the third day, suggesting possible predation or disturbance at this hatchery location.

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