Field Notes · Catnum 168552 · score 10 — moderate uncertainty
Situated six feet up in a thick clump of blueberry branches 8 feet high, by path at edge of wood, by unused stone quarry, well hidden by a wood. Held 4 eggs. Composed of twigs, weed and grass, finer dry tree leaves, & strips of bark (grape vine). Lined thickly with black rootlets, well built and of normal size.
Metadata · Catnum 168552
Date29 May 1919
LocalityGladwyne, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.033264, -75.294221 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Saw bird on nest”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportthick clump of blueberry branches
Nest Materialstwigs, weed, grass, dry tree leaves, strips of bark (grape vine)
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingby path at edge of wood, by unused stone quarry
Nest NotesWell hidden by a wood. Held 4 eggs. Well built and of normal size. Blueberry clump was 8 feet high.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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