Field Notes · Catnum 240418 · score 26 — high uncertainty
May 26, 11 2:5AM. 3 warm cold eggs. 1 bird on nest. 4 feet up, nest 16 feet west of large cherry partially overgrown with vine, vine with several dead branches hanging down. Cherry 18 feet south of large dead fallen over tree. 24.20 X 17.55 Sibley white crystal clear no development 5/27 - Bird 1:35pm. 3 eggs all gone. Warm cold.
Metadata · Catnum 240418
Date26 May 1968
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “worm. cold”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportlarge cherry
Nest Materialsvine
Nest Settingpartially overgrown with vine, vine with several dead branches hanging down, 18 feet south of large dead fallen over tree
Nest NotesNest found May 26 at 2:5AM with 3 eggs and bird on nest. Eggs measured 24.20 X 17.55, described as white crystal clear with no development on 5/27. By 1:35pm on May 27, all 3 eggs were gone.
HeaderS/Paradise
Further Details68-218
✦ Anecdote
The eggs disappeared between the initial discovery and the follow-up visit the next day, suggesting possible predation or abandonment of this fresh clutch.