Field Notes · Catnum 101718 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Situated 4 ft. up in a thick bunch of tangled weeds and bushes, set in them, not attached. Well hidden by the thick foliage. In hedge of bushes, weeds, vines, etc., in field composed of vine stems, layers of dry leaves & bark strips, lined thickly with rootlets. Well made, neat and compact. A second set first having been taken. Were they local.
Metadata · Catnum 101718
Date07 Jun 1905
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.094074, -75.042399 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “one half”)
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportthick bunch of tangled weeds and bushes
Nest Materialsvine stems, layers of dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Settinghedge of bushes, weeds, vines in field
Nest NotesWell hidden by thick foliage. Set in bushes, not attached. Well made, neat and compact. A second set first having been taken. Were they local. Abnormal.
Further DetailsAbnormal | 5-Sep
✦ Anecdote
This record is marked as 'Abnormal' and notes that a second set was collected after the first had already been taken, suggesting unusual collecting practices or replacement nesting behavior.