Field Notes · Catnum 165881 · score 11 — high uncertainty
Nest 18 ft. from ground in a big red maple tree on edge of thicket and 10 ft out on a horizontal branch 3 ft. thick, tree an upright branch just as thick. Composed mostly of grass stems and weeds, lined thickly with dry grass. Eggs elongate in shape. I was McMuellen with me. The Westinghouse Electric Plant was built on site of this nest.
Metadata · Catnum 165881
Date09 May 1915
LocalityEssington, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.86194, -75.2975 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height5.49 m (18 feet)
Nest Supportred maple tree
Nest Materialsgrass stems, weeds
Nest Liningdry grass
Nest Settingedge of thicket
Nest NotesNest located 10 feet out on a horizontal branch 3 feet thick, with an upright branch of similar thickness. Eggs described as elongate in shape. Collector was accompanied by McMuellen.
Further DetailsBirds Seen. | 761 | 2/4/1915
✦ Anecdote
This nest site was later developed into the location of a Westinghouse Electric Plant, providing a rare glimpse into habitat loss and industrial development over historical collecting sites.