Field Notes · Catnum 101714 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
Nest of leaves, weeds, rootlets and pieces of paper, lined with fine rootlets and few hairs. Placed just above the ground in hedge among group of willows on creek bank. Bird flushed from nest.
Metadata · Catnum 101714
Date21 May 1897
LocalitySmith Creek, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.89082, -80.184404 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, J. Warren
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “very slight”)
Identificationflushed
Nest Supporthedge among group of willows
Nest Materialsleaves, weeds, rootlets, pieces of paper
Nest Liningfine rootlets, few hairs
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingcreek bank
Nest NotesBird flushed from nest.
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs, Waynesburg, PA
Further DetailsSet No. 1787 - nest | 18/5
✦ Anecdote
The nest contains pieces of paper as building material, which is unusual and shows the bird's opportunistic use of human-made materials.