Field Notes · Catnum 165839 · score 12 — high uncertainty
Nest built on a ledge of rock 8" wide, 4 feet up on side of cliff in 12 foot railroad cut, bulwarks forming wall 12" behind and 65" under hedge projecting 68" out. Composedly made of dark colored dry broad stalks, grass stems and blades, and much lined thickly with dry grass blades. Found 2 weeks ago empty. Along Fort Washington P.R.R. north of City Line.
Metadata · Catnum 165839
Date18 May 1929
LocalityHill Crest, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.09444, -75.18111 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Birds soon”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportledge of rock
Nest Materialsdark colored dry broad stalks, grass stems and blades
Nest Liningdry grass blades
Nest Settingrailroad cut, cliff side
Nest NotesNest built on 8 inch wide rock ledge in 12 foot railroad cut with bulwarks forming wall 12 inches behind and 65 inches under hedge projecting 68 inches out. Found 2 weeks ago empty. Along Fort Washington P.R.R. north of City Line.
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✦ Anecdote
This nest was found empty two weeks prior to the record, suggesting the collector was monitoring the site and returned to find eggs had been laid in a previously empty nest.