Field Notes · Catnum 221707 · Typed card
The nest was fifteen feet above the ground in a cedar tree. Watched birds daily build nest. After laying two eggs, I climbed to see in the nest frightening the mother bird. She did not return all day, so late in the afternoon I took the nest and the eggs.
Metadata · Catnum 221707
Date12 May 1933
LocalityBowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
CollectorCrabtree, Donald
Eggs in Set2
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive
Nest Height4.57 m (15 feet)
Nest Supportcedar tree
Nest NotesWatched birds daily build nest. After laying two eggs, climbed to see in nest frightening the mother bird. She did not return all day, so nest and eggs were taken late in the afternoon.
HeaderFROM THE OOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ED. N. HARRISON
✦ Anecdote
The collector's climbing to inspect the nest after only two eggs were laid caused the mother bird to abandon the nest permanently, forcing the collector to take an incomplete clutch.