Field Notes · Catnum 240044 · score 42 — high uncertainty
Rondelet History Lodge. May 27 - 12:55 AM. 6" up 4 warm eggs. Telephone line with pulloff has a meter box within 5 m of catbird. 80' W. this pole on board. CB came to nest. 5/28 9:08 AM 4 warm eggs. CB on nest. [23.30 X 17.94] extra egg yolk ruptured, think whites clear, otherwise. 5/29 9:20 AM. 3 eggs (C) no bruises, warm CB on nest. 5/30 9:30 AM. same. (C) still here) no bruises warm to warm, cold. CB nearly. 5/31 11:04 AM. 3 warm eggs. One gone CB came to nest. 6/1 10:41 AM. 3 warm eggs, speckled one 2 CB came to nest. 6/3 10:20 AM 3 eggs warm, no bruises. 2 CB came to nest. one of eggs slug partially rubbed off but pattern still there all 3 eggs pegged. 6/6 8:22 AM. 3 babies.
Metadata · Catnum 240044
Date28 May 1968
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationhatched
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height0.15 m (6 inches)
Nest Supporttelephone line
Nest NotesNest located on telephone line with pulloff, meter box within 5m, 80' west of pole. Catbird behavior observed over multiple days from May 27 to June 6, with eggs hatching by final observation.
Further Details240 004 | 68-232
✦ Anecdote
This record documents the complete nesting cycle from egg laying through hatching, with detailed daily observations over 10 days, which is unusually comprehensive for historical egg collection records that typically document only the collection event.