← Back to records
Orient 5 feet high in thick clump of blackberry brambles 6 1/2 feet high and 4 feet thick, in edge of bush clump in underbrush (Martin's) meadow, poorly hidden. Largely coppice loosely made of grass and weed stems, dead leaves and bark strips, lined thickly with fine black rootlets.
Date11 Jun 1926
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.038134, -75.019711 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “positive (W. Luts. obnt.)”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportthick clump of blackberry brambles
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, dead leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningfine black rootlets
Nest Settingedge of bush clump in underbrush meadow
Nest NotesOrient 6.5 feet high and 4 feet thick blackberry clump, poorly hidden, largely coppice loosely made
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Further Details134/3

Flag Catnum 168651 for review

Ask the Collection
Claude · conversation remembered
I know this collection — 779 GRCA egg sets, 1876–1990. Ask me about collectors, nesting habits, localities, incubation stages, or anything about Dumetella carolinensis biology.
Try: "Who collected the most records?" · "What materials are most common in nests?" · "Tell me about nests near streams" ·