Field Notes · Catnum 168692 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Nest 6 1/2 feet up in thick clump of Arrow-wood bushes 8 feet high, between a many-forked "crotch," in a woody bushy creek bank and well hidden. Loosely made of many small pieces of white tissue paper (no exterior), vine stems, few dry tree leaves and thick layer of fine grape vine bark strips, lined densely with brown rootlets. Large and well built.
Metadata · Catnum 168692
Date26 May 1928
LocalityColestown, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “On nest.”)
Nest Height1.98 m (6.5 feet)
Nest SupportArrow-wood bushes
Nest Materialswhite tissue paper, vine stems, dry tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningbrown rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingwoody bushy creek bank
Nest NotesNest positioned between a many-forked crotch in 8 feet high bushes, well hidden. Loosely made with no exterior covering, thick layer of fine materials, densely lined. Large and well built.
Further Details197/4
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual for incorporating many small pieces of white tissue paper as a primary construction material, suggesting the nest was built in an area with human refuse or activity.