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Egg Sets
879
Records per Decade · 1883–1982
1880s: 76
1890s: 151
1900s: 124
1910s: 115
1920s: 163
1930s: 128
1940s: 77
1950s: 16
1960s: 20
1970s: 4
1980s: 5
1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s
Featured Record · 179 notable records
This nest record is unusual for including toilet paper as a construction material, showing the bird's adaptation to human-modified environments.
57343 · Arizona · 22 Jun 1945 · Carpenter, Nelson K.
Top Collectors · 203 total
Miller, Richard F.160
Armstrong, Frank B.50
Jacobs, Warren38
Singley, J.A.24
Dickey, Samuel S.21
Perry, Troup D.20
Coolidge - Miller18
Not recorded18
Harllee, H.L.16
Sheffler, William J.16
Field Notes: Most Detailed
Rothstein, Steve
152.0 avg tokens · n=11
Miller, Richard F.
78.7 avg tokens · n=160
Coulter, Geo M.
72.9 avg tokens · n=12
Quillin, Roy W.
70.7 avg tokens · n=15
Jamison, Harry K.
64.9 avg tokens · n=11
5+ records only
Field Notes: Briefest
Harrison, Ed N.
6.2 avg tokens · n=8
Coolidge - Miller
7.6 avg tokens · n=18
Sheffler, William J.
11.7 avg tokens · n=16
Singley, J.A.
13.4 avg tokens · n=24
van Alstine, C.E.
18.5 avg tokens · n=11
5+ records only
Card Legibility
Most difficult to read
Rothstein, Steve
240674 · 25 Apr 1969
Clearest to read
Pemberton, John R.
6422 · 27 Apr 1917
Identification Method · n=879
positive221 (25%)
bird_on_nest111 (13%)
bird_seen125 (14%)
flushed118 (13%)
unknown304 (35%)
Incubation Stage · n=735 biological stages
fresh (443)slight (103)commenced (99)one third (10)half (14)two thirds (8)advanced (57)near hatching (1)
144 records excluded: unknown, not recorded, or incomplete set
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