Field Notes · Catnum 105816 · score 8 — moderate uncertainty
Collected by adult assisted by G.F. with ladder. Locality: Alameda, Cal. (found under construction 4/22). Identification: adult, Incubation: fresh. Nest composed of therewith 14 or 15 ft off. Supported by 7 or 8 small sprouts due to the limb having been tipped by a fallen tree about 6 years ago. Placed on end of small limb of live oak.
Metadata · Catnum 105816
Date10 May 1922
LocalityAlameda, Alameda, CA, USA
Coordinates37.773545, -122.278268 ↗ map
CollectorCohen, D.A.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “adult”)
Nest Height4.27 m (14-15 feet)
Nest Supportend of small limb of live oak
Nest Settinglive oak tree
Nest NotesSupported by 7 or 8 small sprouts due to the limb having been tipped by a fallen tree about 6 years ago. Collected by adult assisted by G.F. with ladder.
HeaderCollection of D. A. Cohen, Alameda, Cal.
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✦ Anecdote
This nest was unusually supported by multiple small sprouts that grew after the original limb was damaged by a fallen tree six years prior, creating an atypical nest foundation.