Field Notes · Catnum 240059 · score 128 — high uncertainty
June 1 - 9:10 AM unable to [illegible] end of dirt road. [illegible] 4 yards 50-80 from end of road but [illegible] from route 20 SW to WSW/the 4. 3-4 up in small complete (B nest) 9:14 AM go W SW from O till come to perch RR tracks. On slope 1 RR bed some narrow [illegible] of bushes complete nest 6-7 up in [illegible] 5 in/ tough in small another tough but in one board 4-5 high. Fresh material in the cup CB really [illegible] mold swells 9:28 AM 4 up in bushes on small shrubs 55 N NNW/2 complete a may need more [illegible] 25 WSW/the 5 9:34 n W complete but being pulled June 11 - 12:50 AM set-up complete - entered blind after removing one egg and adding 2 (c) 12:52 CB came to nest sat eggs for c. 30 seconds then began to incubate within c 30 seconds. I didn't see her blind nest) meanwhile a CB sang nearby 12:59 CB comes to nest after some removes a (c) cl ran out and put in another (c) as 12:59 1:01 saw out 1:05 1:05 CB ran away last (c) 1:08 added 30 to the one CB began in nest c. 1:10 CB came sat eggs c. 30 seconds then began to incubate. Meanwhile a CB sang nearby 19'2 - CBT from nest - 5 to 10 seconds later returned June 11 9:55 AM 7 eggs warm. CBT parted a little vegetation that was lying near nest c. 12:25 AM began to set up photography tent, camera etc. During set-up CB occasionally scolded mildly for subsequent as all were A 6/12 c. 1:50 PM nest empty lining a little loose 1 sat egg for several seconds then removed a (c) The next 2 (c) were removed within the next 5 seconds minutes. I ran out of eggs after 1. At 12:50 AM I slightly rocked both real eggs so after releasing cb. I went home and got egg 72-221 and put them returned to nest (dummy egg 77777) + the more intact of the other 2 eggs. A CB was singing nearby so often that one probably sang during some of the sections but at no time did I definitely hear singing during an section (I was pretty excited). The 1 may have been open billed but am pretty sure that she didn't have beak open at start of peak (she may have opened bill towards end of peak) I took a picture of both sections but I think only 30% will really show anything. June 5 9:47-9:55 AM time 4 same song that nest 1 seems no [illegible] advanced numbers hollow cup formed 10:55 AM 16 SW/10 4 up in bushes climb 3 eggs bird on nest 7-221 10:59 AM same 11:01 AM and 4 same 10 c. 10:55 AM 2 eggs 0 gen. bird on nest 4 c. 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM 2 eggs warm. CBT cleared area 25 from nest for project also cleared some salvage from 6 from nest but didn't do anything else
Metadata · Catnum 240059
Date09 Jun 1967
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Supportbushes, small shrubs
Nest Settingend of dirt road, slope near railroad tracks, narrow area of bushes
Nest NotesMultiple observations from June 1-12. Experimental manipulation involving egg removal and replacement with dummy eggs. Photography attempted. Bird showed incubation behavior, sitting on eggs for about 30 seconds before beginning incubation. Male catbird singing nearby during observations.
HeaderCatbird
Further Details72-221B (cracked egg removed on 11 June) 25.02 x 17.48 | 23.75 x 17.78 | 72-221