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May 26 9:42 A.M. 2 [?] 45' warm near lake, tree 2 eggs. 1 in rose is dead small dumbbell cedar 5/29 10:47 A.M. 4 eggs ebon nest I June 4 10:43 A.M. 4 warm eggs unburned nest II catbird cannot but cumbered spotted [25.04 x 18.25 embryo present] 6/5 11:26 A.M. 3 eggs no bruise ebon nest I 6/6 11:78 A.M. sent warm no bruise bird on nest I 6/9 9:24 A.M. 2 blues downy dawn 2 eggs O no bruises ebon nest I 6/11 10:20 A.M. 3 blues + O no bruises removed O ebon nest I
Date04 Jun 1969
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Supportcedar
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingnear lake
Nest NotesMultiple observation visits tracking egg count changes from 2 to 4 eggs, then hatching progress with young birds observed
HeaderPorchies Knobble 3
Further Details69-306
✦ Anecdote
This record documents an unusually detailed multi-week observation sequence of the same nest, tracking the progression from egg-laying through incubation to hatching and fledging over nearly three weeks.

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