Field Notes · Catnum 105290 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
Nest composed of grass, weed stems and a few leaves lined with tendrils. Outside diameter 5.5 inches. Depth, 3.0 inches. Inside diameter 3.0 inches, depth 1.75 inches. Placed in clump of briers 2 feet up along bank of small stream.
Metadata · Catnum 105290
Date10 May 1893
LocalityGreene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.870946, -80.2111115 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, Warren
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Light”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest Supportclump of briers
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, leaves
Nest Liningtendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingalong bank of small stream
Nest NotesOutside diameter 5.5 inches, depth 3.0 inches, inside diameter 3.0 inches, inside depth 1.75 inches. Nest described as abnormal.
HeaderCOLLECTION OF J. WARREN JACOBS, Ornithologist AND Oologist, Waynesburg, Pa.
Further Details1170 - nest abnormal | 1170 - nest | 3-Aug
✦ Anecdote
This nest was specifically noted as 'abnormal' in the collector's records, though the nature of the abnormality is not explained in the available documentation.