Field Notes · Catnum 168538 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Nest situated 30 inches up in a thick clump of blueberry brambles five feet high, in a bushy brushy upland field, completely hidden by a bush. Loosely made of grass and weed stems, dead tree leaves, and thin layers of strips of grape vine bark, lined thinly with human rootlets. Of average size and deeply cupped.
Metadata · Catnum 168538
Date13 Jun 1929
LocalityWalnut Hill, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.097412, -75.07389 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height0.76 m (30 inches)
Nest Supportthick clump of blueberry brambles
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, dead tree leaves, thin layers of strips of grape vine bark
Nest Lininghuman rootlets
Nest Settingbushy brushy upland field
Nest NotesCompletely hidden by a bush. Of average size and deeply cupped. Loosely made construction.
Further Details204/4
✦ Anecdote
The nest lining is described as being made of 'human rootlets,' which appears to be an unusual typo or transcription error, as nests are typically lined with fine plant roots rather than anything of human origin.