Field Notes · Catnum 165771 · score 8 — moderate uncertainty
Nest built 10 feet up in a thrifty fork of a wide cherry tree 15 feet high between a triple crotch, one of many along a freight railroad, uncreased compactly made of mud and grass stems and blades, lined thinly with fine grass blades; deeply cupped. First clutch of 5 I have seen since 5/5/1932 when I secured a set of this number at Holmesburg Philadelphia Pa.
Metadata · Catnum 165771
Date06 May 1950
LocalityHarrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.00676, -75.122034 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “9 on nest.”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportfork of a cherry tree
Nest Materialsmud, grass stems, grass blades
Nest Liningfine grass blades
Nest Settingalong a freight railroad
Nest NotesNest built in a thrifty fork between a triple crotch of a 15-foot high cherry tree, one of many along a freight railroad. Nest uncreased compactly made and deeply cupped. First clutch of 5 seen since 5/5/1932 when collector secured a set of this number at Holmesburg Philadelphia Pa.
Further Details761 | 5-Jul
✦ Anecdote
The collector noted this was the first clutch of 5 eggs they had encountered since 1932, suggesting either rarity of this clutch size or a significant gap in their collecting activities.