Field Notes · Catnum 165850 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Nest 10 ft. up in a large black locust tree by roadside and 12 feet out on a horizontal branch, upon a lateral branchlet, 15 feet in edge of a thicket. Large and deeply cupped, composed of several pieces of string, paper, grasses, wood stems and mud, lined thickly with fine grass blades. First two material more tenuous. Lot of loose grasses also on outside. 2 over nest.
Metadata · Catnum 165850
Date23 Jun 1919
LocalityLafayette, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.05278, -75.26917 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportblack locust tree
Nest Materialsstring, paper, grasses, wood stems, mud
Nest Liningfine grass blades
Nest Settingroadside, edge of thicket
Nest NotesLarge and deeply cupped nest positioned 12 feet out on horizontal branch, upon a lateral branchlet. First two materials more tenuous. Lot of loose grasses also on outside. 2 over nest.
Further Details2 over nest | 761 | 98/2
✦ Anecdote
The nest incorporates unusual urban materials including string and paper alongside traditional natural materials, reflecting adaptation to human-modified environments.