Field Notes · Catnum 165769 · score 15 — high uncertainty
Nest was found empty on the 14th. It was built on a crotch at end of a horizontal branch of a bay tree on a street, 6 feet up along a busy street (pavement) concealed by several upright shoots. Composed mostly of grass stems and leaves and mud, and lined densely with soft grass blades. Eggs were infertile, incubation was started in two and these others were slightly incubated and there was no life in contents.
Metadata · Catnum 165769
Date26 May 1943
LocalityHarrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.014892, -75.109324 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set6
Specimen TypeE
Incubationinfertile (transcribed as “Incubation varied”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportcrotch at end of horizontal branch of bay tree
Nest Materialsgrass stems, leaves, mud
Nest Liningsoft grass blades
Nest Settingstreet tree along busy street
Nest NotesNest found empty on the 14th, concealed by several upright shoots along busy street pavement. Eggs were infertile with no life in contents, incubation started in two eggs while others were slightly incubated.
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