Field Notes · Catnum 105312 · score 2 — low uncertainty
Of beech and elm leaves, some bark and end twigs of wild grapevine. Lined with fine grass. Placed among grapevines 20 ft. up over water in Ruff Creek Hogg's old mine dam. Bird flushed. Eggs could be seen through bottom of nest.
Metadata · Catnum 105312
Date07 Jul 1935
LocalityMorgan Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.958211, -80.103062 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, Warren
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “fresh.”)
Identificationflushed
Nest Height6.1 m (20 feet)
Nest Supportgrapevines
Nest Materialsbeech leaves, elm leaves, bark, wild grapevine end twigs
Nest Liningfine grass
Near Waterabove water
Nest SettingRuff Creek Hogg's old mine dam
Nest NotesBird flushed. Eggs could be seen through bottom of nest.
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs. Waynesburg, PA.
Further Details62/3
✦ Anecdote
This nest was unusually constructed with such sparse materials that the eggs could be seen through the bottom, and was positioned at an exceptional height of 20 feet over water.