Field Notes · Catnum 167221 · score 31 — high uncertainty
Nest situated 46' up in dense crotch of spruce bushes 8 ft high and 15 inches around trunk, with many small twigs in low, damp woods in fairly dense undergrowth of ferns and poplar (on bottom) 4" long and thick (1/4") laying dead spruce twigs (33), interspersed with vine tendrils and small twigs of poplar bark strips (1/8") and lined densely (1/2") with grayish bark of the same vines. Layed and well built.
Metadata · Catnum 167221
Date22 Jul 1945
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.038134, -75.019711 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportdense crotch of spruce bushes
Nest Materialssmall twigs, dead spruce twigs, vine tendrils, small twigs, poplar bark strips
Nest Lininggrayish bark of vines
Nest Settinglow, damp woods in fairly dense undergrowth of ferns and poplar
Nest NotesNest situated in spruce bushes 15 inches around trunk, well built with dense lining of 1/2 inch thick grayish bark.
HeaderFemale Scar
Further Details19/4
✦ Anecdote
The field notes contain a confusing measurement stating the nest was "46' up" but then describes the supporting spruce bushes as only "8 ft high," creating an impossible height contradiction that suggests a recording error.