Field Notes · Catnum 165741 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Nest found empty on the 3rd inst. Built 6 feet from ground between trunks of two closely grown ailanthus trees, 4 inches apart, in tree row at bottom of long railroad embankment, near creek by a path, and poorly hidden. Compactly made of weed stuffs, grass stems and blades, and mud, lined thickly with dry soft grasses; of average size.
Metadata · Catnum 165741
Date09 May 1917
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.998939, -75.086374 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “Positively identification”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportbetween trunks of two closely grown ailanthus trees
Nest Materialsweed stuffs, grass stems and blades, mud
Nest Liningdry soft grasses
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingtree row at bottom of long railroad embankment
Nest NotesNest found empty on the 3rd. Built 4 inches apart between trees, poorly hidden. Compactly made and of average size.
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