Field Notes · Catnum 165776 · score 7 — moderate uncertainty
Nest in low, bushy underbrush, 6.5 feet up in a slender wild cherry sapling, upon a horizontal branch 4 inches off tip of its dependent down, beside stem, unwooded and within five feet of track. Compactly made of grass stems and weeds, and much lined thickly with fine grasses; of normal size. Took it away from boys.
Metadata · Catnum 165776
Date05 May 1931
LocalityHarrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.01014, -75.121426 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly incubated”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Saw 7 at nest”)
Nest Height1.98 m (6.5 feet)
Nest Supportwild cherry sapling
Nest Materialsgrass stems, weeds
Nest Liningfine grasses
Nest Settinglow, bushy underbrush
Nest NotesNest positioned on horizontal branch 4 inches off tip of dependent down, beside stem, unwooded and within five feet of track. Compactly made and of normal size.
Further Details761 | 229/4
✦ Anecdote
The collector rescued this nest from boys who presumably were about to disturb or destroy it, showing early conservation awareness in egg collecting practices.