Field Notes · Catnum 168585 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
5' up in thick rose bushes at edge of wood. Twigs, dry leaves, piece of newspaper, several piece of twine & bark strips, lined black rootlets. Loosely constructed & bushy.
Metadata · Catnum 168585
Date01 Jun 1900
LocalityTorresdale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.057092, -75.002899 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “by the birds”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportthick rose bushes
Nest Materialstwigs, dry leaves, piece of newspaper, several piece of twine, bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingedge of wood
Nest NotesLoosely constructed & bushy
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER
Further Details3-Jun
✦ Anecdote
The nest incorporated a piece of newspaper as building material, which is an interesting example of birds adapting human-made materials into their construction.