Field Notes · Catnum 165893 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
15 feet from ground in a big Apple tree 25 feet high in a small apple orchard, built upon a horizontal branch 2 inches thick. Compactly made of weed stems & sticks, grasses and mud, lined thickly with fine grass blades. Normal size.
Metadata · Catnum 165893
Date22 May 1929
LocalityChoptank Mill, Kent, Delaware, USA
Coordinates39.0669, -75.7356 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “2 fresh, 1 started”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “saw female on nest”)
Nest Height4.57 m (15 feet)
Nest Supporthorizontal branch 2 inches thick in Apple tree
Nest Materialsweed stems, sticks, grasses, mud
Nest Liningfine grass blades
Nest Settingsmall apple orchard
Nest Notes25 feet high Apple tree, compactly made, normal size
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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