Field Notes · Catnum 32725 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
In a black alder bush 4 ft up, made of grape-vine bark, rags, paper, leaves and all kinds of rubbish and lined with fine roots and leaves in a swamp.
Metadata · Catnum 32725
Date25 May 1932
LocalityMalden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
CollectorCoombs, Edward S.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown (transcribed as “unseen by birds”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportblack alder bush
Nest Materialsgrape-vine bark, rags, paper, leaves, rubbish
Nest Liningfine roots, leaves
Nest Settingswamp
HeaderOological Collection of Edward S. Coombs, Malden, Massachusetts
Further DetailsE. S. Coombs, 233 Washington St., Malden, Mass. DATA No. 15 | 15
✦ Anecdote
This nest is notable for containing an unusual variety of human-made materials including rags and paper, described as 'all kinds of rubbish' along with natural materials.