Field Notes · Catnum 139284 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
In a blueberry bush 4 ft up in made of sticks of the oak tree, leaves, and rags and lined with fine dark colored rootlets
Metadata · Catnum 139284
Date27 May 1931
LocalityMalden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
CollectorCoombs, Edward S.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “female on nest”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportblueberry bush
Nest Materialssticks of the oak tree, leaves, rags
Nest Liningfine dark colored rootlets
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF Edward S. Coombs, Malden, Massachusetts
Further DetailsDATA No. 16 | n
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual for incorporating human-made materials (rags) into its construction alongside natural materials.