Field Notes · Catnum 168640 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Nest situated 30" up in a thick clump of brambleberry branches four feet high in bushy field containing scattered trees, completely hidden. Composed of many large weed stalks, grass stems, dead tree leaves, and thin layer of strips of grape-vine bark, lined thinly with fine brown rootlets. Large and deeply cupped.
Metadata · Catnum 168640
Date05 Jul 1928
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.054757, -75.004779 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “Soft embryos”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height0.76 m (30 inches)
Nest Supportthick clump of brambleberry branches
Nest Materialsmany large weed stalks, grass stems, dead tree leaves, thin layer of strips of grape-vine bark
Nest Liningfine brown rootlets
Nest Settingbushy field containing scattered trees
Nest NotesFour feet high brambleberry clump, nest completely hidden. Large and deeply cupped.
HeaderBirds N West
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