Field Notes · Catnum 168533 · score 16 — high uncertainty
Nest in bushy roadside bank, 20 ft. long with two track railroad on top situated 48" up in a white ash sapling not 5 ft. high covered with twilly with red grape vine, partly broken and within several feet of the tracks. Camouflage twigs, fine weed stalks, grass stems, several pieces of glass-like paper and larger grape vine entwining and partly with bark and sticks.
Metadata · Catnum 168533
Date23 May 1945
LocalityPenn Valley, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.041622, -75.250587 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.22 m (48 inches)
Nest Supportwhite ash sapling
Nest Materialstwigs, fine weed stalks, grass stems, glass-like paper, grape vine, bark, sticks
Nest Settingbushy roadside bank with two track railroad on top
Nest NotesSapling not 5 feet high, covered with twilly and red grape vine, partly broken, within several feet of railroad tracks. Nest camouflaged and partly entwined.
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Further DetailsRiver and Hollow Rocks | 15/5
✦ Anecdote
This nest was unusually located within several feet of active railroad tracks and incorporated glass-like paper pieces into its construction, suggesting the bird adapted to human-modified habitat by using available artificial materials.