Field Notes · Catnum 165738 · score 1 — low uncertainty
Nest placed about 10 feet up on top of chestnut post 4 inches thick, one of support of large advertising sign in field by four large white maple trees, nest touching sign board and about 5 feet from top of the sign and within couple of yards of the nearest edge. Well built nest, of weed and grass stems and mud, lined thickly with soft, dry grasses, large and securely clayed to the post.
Metadata · Catnum 165738
Date14 May 1916
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.029448, -75.086993 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationone third (transcribed as “about one fourth”)
Identificationpositive
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportchestnut post
Nest Materialsweed stems, grass stems, mud
Nest Liningsoft dry grasses
Nest Settingfield by four large white maple trees
Nest NotesNest placed on top of 4-inch thick chestnut post supporting large advertising sign, touching sign board and about 5 feet from top of sign, within couple of yards of nearest edge. Well built nest, large and securely clayed to the post.
HeaderOölogical Collection of Richard F. Miller
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✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual because it was built on top of a post supporting a large advertising sign, with the nest actually touching the sign board - an uncommon nesting location that shows remarkable adaptability to human-made structures.