Field Notes · Catnum 167210 · score 17 — high uncertainty
Nest had one egg on the 2d inst. Situated 6 feet from ground in an elder bush in a clump of same 7-8 feet tall between a many-forked crotch, well inside a wood, by an old sugarwood, not very well hidden. Composed entirely of mini twigs, and lined with some bit finer and of a different brown color. It looked exactly like a Pewee's. Greatest trouble's with both in composition and shape and size.
Metadata · Catnum 167210
Date09 Jun 1923
LocalityFox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.071519, -75.079542 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportelder bush
Nest Materialsmini twigs
Nest Liningfiner twigs of a different brown color
Nest Settingclump of elder bushes 7-8 feet tall, well inside a wood, by an old sugarwood
Nest NotesNest had one egg on the 2d inst. Situated between a many-forked crotch, not very well hidden. It looked exactly like a Pewee's. Greatest trouble's with both in composition and shape and size.
Further Details88/3
✦ Anecdote
The collector noted significant confusion about this nest, stating it looked exactly like a Pewee's nest and caused 'greatest trouble' with both composition and shape and size, suggesting potential identification difficulties.