Field Notes · Catnum 165761 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Nest built upon 3" beam, 10 feet from floor, within 1 foot of ceiling, in open front under railway station surrounded by fields containing scattered trees and bushes; under overhanging eaves. Compactly made of grass stems and brooms, weed stalks, and mud, lined densely with grass blades; of normal size. Took it away from top. East Lane station was formerly Ivy Hill station.
Metadata · Catnum 165761
Date09 May 1933
LocalityMount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0753459, -75.1865673 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Support3 inch beam
Nest Materialsgrass stems, brooms, weed stalks, mud
Nest Lininggrass blades
Nest Settingopen front under railway station surrounded by fields containing scattered trees and bushes
Nest NotesNest built within 1 foot of ceiling, under overhanging eaves. Compactly made and of normal size. Collector saw 7 or 8 nests. East Lane station was formerly Ivy Hill station.
Further DetailsSaw 7 or 8 nests | 761 | 233/4
✦ Anecdote
This nest was unusually situated inside a railway station building, built on a beam 10 feet above the floor in what appears to be a semi-enclosed structure with an open front.