Field Notes · Catnum 165746 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Nest found empty on the 27th inst. almost 8 feet up in large willow, upon horizontal limb against trunk. Compactly made of grass stems round, lined thickly with grasses.
Metadata · Catnum 165746
Date30 Apr 1917
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.014874, -75.078951 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown (transcribed as “same p.m. nest.”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportwillow
Nest Materialsgrass stems
Nest Lininggrasses
Nest Settinglarge willow
Nest NotesNest found empty, compactly made, positioned on horizontal limb against trunk
HeaderCOLLECTION OF E. A. BUTLER.
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✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because it documents finding an empty nest rather than collecting eggs, yet it's catalogued in an egg collection with an incubation status of 'fresh' despite containing no eggs.