Field Notes · Catnum 101493 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
7 1/2 ft. up in tangled tops of Viburnum bushes in thicket, securely fastened. Of sticks, several pieces of tissue paper, weed stalks, dry leaves & bark strips. Lined with rootlets, thickly. Quite compactly put together.
Metadata · Catnum 101493
Date29 May 1908
LocalityWissinoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.022089, -75.063782 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive
Nest Height2.29 m (7.5 feet)
Nest SupportViburnum bushes
Nest Materialssticks, tissue paper, weed stalks, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Settingtangled tops of Viburnum bushes in thicket
Nest NotesSecurely fastened, quite compactly put together, lined thickly with rootlets
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller
Further Details1547 4. | 5A
✦ Anecdote
The nest contains several pieces of tissue paper as structural material, which is an interesting example of urban bird adaptation using human-made materials.