Field Notes · Catnum 130258 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
In apple tree 10 feet from ground of dry grass & plant stalks, matted with mud lined with fine glass of grass.
Metadata · Catnum 130258
Date21 May 1888
LocalityNew Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
CollectorFlint, H.W.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “eggs fresh”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Certain on nest”)
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportapple tree
Nest Materialsdry grass, plant stalks, mud
Nest Liningfine grass
HeaderFROM THE COLLECTION OF H. W. FLINT, NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Further Details761 1/4
✦ Anecdote
The field notes contain an unusual typo describing the nest lining as 'fine glass of grass' rather than the expected 'fine grass'.