Field Notes · Catnum 165729 · score 7 — moderate uncertainty
15 ft up in a cedar tree in clump of cedars along creek, six ft out on an oblique branch 3" thick. Large and unsightly made of grasses and mud and lined densely with dry grasses. My asylum garage behind with one
Metadata · Catnum 165729
Date08 May 1922
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.998939, -75.086374 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationtwo thirds (transcribed as “Two thirds Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height4.57 m (15 feet)
Nest Supportcedar tree
Nest Materialsgrasses, mud
Nest Liningdry grasses
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingclump of cedars along creek
Nest NotesSix feet out on an oblique branch 3 inches thick. Large and unsightly nest lined densely with dry grasses. Located behind asylum garage.
Further DetailsFor Nest | 761 | 204/4
✦ Anecdote
The field notes appear to cut off mid-sentence and mention 'my asylum garage behind with one', suggesting the nest was located near what may have been a mental health facility, which is an unusual location detail for bird collecting records.