Field Notes · Catnum 167214 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Nest was empty on the advent visit; placed six feet up in grape vine entwined red maple about the edge of a thicket in field bordering a road and pretty well hidden against the stem. Loosely made of long, thin, woody vine stems, a piece of tissue paper, several dry leaves and bark strips, lined thickly with very fine grass stems; well cupped and of normal size.
Metadata · Catnum 167214
Date10 Jun 1916
LocalityGermantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.033813, -75.18886 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “by female on nest”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportgrape vine entwined red maple
Nest Materialslong thin woody vine stems, tissue paper, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningvery fine grass stems
Nest Settingedge of thicket in field bordering road
Nest NotesNest was empty on advent visit, pretty well hidden against stem, loosely made, well cupped and of normal size
HeaderOological Collection of Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, PA.
Further Details4
✦ Anecdote
The nest contained tissue paper as part of its construction material, which is an interesting example of birds incorporating human-made materials into their nests.