Field Notes · Catnum 105274 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Abnormal - Coloration - 1 egg. Nest seven (7) ft. up in willow on bank of creek. Leaves and twigs lined with tendrils. Bird seen at nest.
Metadata · Catnum 105274
Date29 Apr 1932
LocalityWaynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.890738, -80.185395 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, Warren
Eggs in Set2
Specimen Typee
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “1 addled - 1 started”)
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supportwillow
Nest Materialsleaves, twigs
Nest Liningtendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest NotesAbnormal coloration in 1 egg
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs, Waynesburg, PA
Further Details46/2
✦ Anecdote
This record documents an unusual egg with abnormal coloration, which is relatively rare in museum collections and suggests a developmental or genetic anomaly.