Field Notes · Catnum 240058 · score 13 — high uncertainty
6/5 8:05 AM - rambling rose & prostrate cedar clumps 40° E clump of tall cedars on E side rd on E side of clump - 2 adults eggs cold - collected II 6/6 - 10:02 - 3 eggs [17] white - cold cold 6 - 6:29 - 2 eggs [17] - cold - no bruises - 2 catbirds appeared II [22.87 X 17.09] Shelley 6/7 - 1:21 3 eggs [17] gone [15] - in 2 catbirds II [23.00 X 17.30] Shelley 6/8 - 12:09 - empty
Metadata · Catnum 240058
Date06 Jun 1967
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationbird seen
Nest Supportrambling rose & prostrate cedar clumps
Nest Settingclump of tall cedars on E side rd on E side of clump
Nest NotesMultiple visits documented over 4 days (6/5-6/8). Initially found with eggs cold, collected eggs on 6/6, nest eventually went empty by 6/8. Two adults/catbirds observed. Egg measurements recorded: [22.87 X 17.09] and [23.00 X 17.30].
HeaderW05
Further Details67-125
✦ Anecdote
This record documents an unusual collecting sequence where eggs were taken on 6/6, yet the observer continued to monitor the nest through 6/8, noting that remaining eggs disappeared and the nest eventually became empty.