Field Notes · Catnum 165865 · score 7 — moderate uncertainty
Nest 8 feet from the ground in a wild cherry tree, being carried thirty rods from my house, placed in a crotch in a tree along roadside on farm. Composed mostly of grasses, wooly material and lined thickly with dry grass blades.
Metadata · Catnum 165865
Date20 May 1909
LocalityDelair, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Female seen”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportwild cherry tree
Nest Materialsgrasses, wooly material
Nest Liningdry grass blades
Nest Settingroadside on farm
Nest NotesNest placed in a crotch in a tree, carried thirty rods from collector's house, lined thickly with dry grass blades
Further Details761 | 4/3 (696)
✦ Anecdote
The collector transported this nest thirty rods (about 495 feet) from their house, suggesting they relocated the nest for collection rather than collecting it in situ.