Field Notes · Catnum 240048 · score 26 — high uncertainty
Found 11:8 am 6 inches from north side of large rose, under rose 12 inches southwest slope, 24 inches to north of the 2 4 warm eggs. 6/7-6 8:28 am 3 eggs, C.B.T. 8:48 AM 7:3 in one still in isolated rose in near middle of field along road. Possible cowbird? [23.28 x 17.64 small embryo present.]
Metadata · Catnum 240048
Date01 Jun 1971
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced
Identificationunknown
Nest Height0.61 m (24 inches)
Nest Supportlarge rose
Nest Settingfield along road
Nest NotesFound 6 inches from north side of large rose, under rose on southwest slope. Multiple observations with egg counts changing from 4 warm eggs to 3 eggs. Possible cowbird parasitism noted.
HeaderCatheral
Further DetailsSta 50-424. Nest 1/424 | 71-141
✦ Anecdote
This record documents possible cowbird parasitism of a Gray Catbird nest, with the collector noting uncertainty about species identity and changing egg counts between visits.