Field Notes · Catnum 105309 · score 0 — low uncertainty
Nest of leaves, tendrils and grass stems, lined with grapevine bark, grass stems and tendrils. Placed 4 ft. up in crabapple tree in edge of clump of blackberry briar near brook. Nest deserted because of being infested by small ants.
Metadata · Catnum 105309
Date15 May 1933
LocalityWayne Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.758261, -80.230583 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, Warren
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportcrabapple tree
Nest Materialsleaves, tendrils, grass stems
Nest Lininggrapevine bark, grass stems, tendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingedge of clump of blackberry briar near brook
Nest NotesNest deserted because of being infested by small ants.
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs. Waynesburg, PA.
Further Details52/3
✦ Anecdote
This nest was abandoned due to an infestation of small ants, which is an unusual cause for nest desertion to be documented in museum records.