Field Notes · Catnum 240669 · score 35 — high uncertainty
Paradise. Deer Lot May 23. 9:30 A.M. 8.5 feet up on laurels at N.W. corner, by lot. Go into laurels when they can cleave with so many large rocks. Nest 45° WSW of rocks, is 8 feet in with large cedars. 2 warm to warm, 2 cold eggs over 2 cardworks 24.07 x 18.93 SIBLEY with crystal clear moderately. 5/25 8:53 A.M. one egg + C. egg + O warm no houses 9 lay on nest II over the card II C. egg uninjured almost innumerable save for long brown blotch out long end. 5/27 9:17 A.M. same warm no bruises card II. 5/29 10:28 A.M. same warm no bruises 4 card on nest II. June 1 7:43 A.M. same warm no bruises. 6/6 11:12 A.M. same 9 card on nest I another card II. 6/9 9:01 A.M. only O cold and damp as usual passed peak mark removed and numbered 6.
Metadata · Catnum 240669
Date23 May 1969
LocalityNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorRothstein, Steve
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.59 m (8.5 feet)
Nest Supportlaurels
Nest SettingParadise, Deer Lot, northwest corner by lot with large rocks, cedars nearby
Nest NotesMultiple observation dates from May 23 to June 9. Nest positioned 45 degrees WSW of rocks, 8 feet in with large cedars. Eggs described as warm or cold during various visits. One egg noted with long brown blotch on long end. Final visit on June 9 found only one cold and damp egg, which was removed and numbered.
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Further Details69-215
✦ Anecdote
This record contains unusually cryptic notation with abbreviated codes like 'C. egg', 'O', and 'card II' that make the observations difficult to interpret, and the final visit found only one remaining egg that was cold and damp, suggesting nest failure.