Field Notes · Catnum 165767 · score 13 — high uncertainty
Nest 9 feet from ground in a peach tree in edge of a thicket in a large field, between crotch and upon a horizontal branch amid the thick foliage hidden. Large cup-shaped, made of grass stems and flakes, weed stalks and mud, lined densely with fine grass broader crushed on bottom with horse grasses around inside thick. Taken from boys who intended to get the young ones hatched out.
Metadata · Catnum 165767
Date23 Jun 1941
LocalityHarrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.010775, -75.10221 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “Soft embryos”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supportpeach tree
Nest Materialsgrass stems, flakes, weed stalks, mud
Nest Liningfine grass, horse grasses
Nest Settingedge of a thicket in a large field
Nest NotesLarge cup-shaped nest positioned between crotch and upon a horizontal branch amid thick foliage, well hidden. Lined densely with fine grass broader crushed on bottom with horse grasses around inside thick. Taken from boys who intended to get the young ones hatched out.
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✦ Anecdote
This nest was rescued from local boys who intended to hatch out the eggs themselves, representing an early example of nest protection from well-meaning but misguided human interference.