Field Notes · Catnum 165721 · score 2 — low uncertainty
Found empty on May 11th inst. In willow 8 inches thick in mullein grave by Wissinoming sewer in creek. 4 1/2 feet up, placed on twigs beside trunk. Within 35 feet of a nest I robbed of 4 eggs on the 6th inst. Well made nest of weed stems and strips, grasses and mud, lined thickly with fine, dry grasses.
Metadata · Catnum 165721
Date19 May 1916
LocalityWissinoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.022089, -75.063782 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “2 or 3 days”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “by bird”)
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest Supportwillow
Nest Materialsweed stems, strips, grasses, mud
Nest Liningfine dry grasses
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingmullein grave by Wissinoming sewer in creek
Nest NotesFound empty on May 11th. Within 35 feet of a nest robbed of 4 eggs on the 6th. Well made nest placed on twigs beside trunk of willow 8 inches thick.
HeaderCollection of E. A. Butler.
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