Field Notes · Catnum 67487 · score 0 — low uncertainty
Nest: 8' up in a small leaning spruce tree in a brushy area along the airstrip. Overall size 7" in diameter by 4" high. Made of grass and small twigs, plastered with mud, and the cup 3 3/4" in diameter by 2 1/4" deep lined with fine grass. The species was quite common locally, and several nests were found while we waited for a late plane to come through from Fairbanks to take us to Bethel. Only other species found nesting was the Common Redpoll.
Metadata · Catnum 67487
Date27 May 1951
LocalityMcGrath, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, USA
Coordinates62.950926, -155.606215 ↗ map
CollectorGriffee, W.E.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight (transcribed as “About 2 days”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportsmall leaning spruce tree
Nest Materialsgrass, small twigs, mud
Nest Liningfine grass
Nest Settingbrushy area along the airstrip
Nest NotesOverall size 7 inches in diameter by 4 inches high. Cup 3.75 inches in diameter by 2.25 inches deep. Species was quite common locally, several nests found while waiting for late plane from Fairbanks to Bethel. Only other species found nesting was the Common Redpoll.
HeaderOological Collection of Willet E. Griffee
Further DetailsWestern Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology CAT NO. 67 487 | 1451
✦ Anecdote
This nest was found while the collector was waiting for a delayed plane at an airstrip, turning an unexpected layover into a productive collecting opportunity in what appears to be a remote Alaskan location.