Field Notes · Catnum 165852 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Nest: composed of weed-stilfs and stems, grasses and weeds, compactly put together and lined thickly with softer grasses, deeply cupped. Placed on a six inch beam, 9 feet from ground, inside a wagon shed about 8 feet from the doorway, and within 4 inches of the ceiling. I substituted a clutch of 3 for the 5 eggs but the birds deserted them & built in a cherry tree close by where she raised 2 families.
Metadata · Catnum 165852
Date09 May 1924
LocalityGwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.20167, -75.25556 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “by female in and of nest”)
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supportsix inch beam
Nest Materialsweed-stilfs, stems, grasses, weeds
Nest Liningsofter grasses
Nest Settinginside a wagon shed about 8 feet from the doorway, within 4 inches of the ceiling
Nest NotesNest compactly put together and deeply cupped. Collector substituted a clutch of 3 for the 5 eggs but the birds deserted them and built in a cherry tree close by where she raised 2 families.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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✦ Anecdote
The collector performed an unusual experiment by substituting 3 eggs for the original clutch of 5, which caused the birds to desert the nest and relocate to a nearby cherry tree where they successfully raised two families.