Field Notes · Catnum 132846 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
Composed of American beech leaves and weeds; lined with vine tendrils. Built 8 feet up in some grape vines which hung from a dead Am. Elm sapling that stood beside an old rail fence; in a hollow at edge of a woods, just above a ravine.
Metadata · Catnum 132846
Date08 May 1908
LocalityWaynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.898168, -80.186349 ↗ map
CollectorDickey, Samuel S.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “Incubation: Faces of blood”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Identity: Bird flushed.”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportgrape vines
Nest MaterialsAmerican beech leaves, weeds
Nest Liningvine tendrils
Nest Settinghollow at edge of woods, just above a ravine, beside old rail fence
Nest NotesGrape vines hung from a dead American Elm sapling that stood beside an old rail fence
HeaderCollection of S. S. Dickey, Waynesburg, PA.
Further Details19/3
✦ Anecdote
The incubation field contains the cryptic phrase 'Faces of blood' which is highly unusual and unclear in meaning for an egg collection record.