Field Notes · Catnum 165747 · score 2 — low uncertainty
6 ft. up in big Willow on bank of creek, placed beside thick 4 ft. trunk, between sprouts & branches (all dead) & well hidden. Large & bulky well made of grass stems, fine Ambrosia weed strips, fibrous weed stalks & mud, lined very thickly with dry grass. No mud visible anywhere.
Metadata · Catnum 165747
Date15 May 1911
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.014874, -75.078951 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “two fresh; 1 trace of blood”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “by I. Miller & flushed from nest”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest SupportWillow
Nest Materialsgrass stems, fine Ambrosia weed strips, fibrous weed stalks, mud
Nest Liningdry grass
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbank of creek
Nest NotesPlaced beside thick 4 foot trunk, between sprouts and branches (all dead) and well hidden. Large and bulky well made. No mud visible anywhere despite mud being used in construction.
HeaderCOLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.
Further DetailsWell defined. | 761 | 127A
✦ Anecdote
The record notes that mud was used in nest construction but paradoxically states 'No mud visible anywhere,' suggesting the mud was completely obscured by the thick grass lining or other materials.