Field Notes · Catnum 167259 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Placed 6 feet up in leafless foliage denuded by Tent Caterpillars wild cherry sprout 9 feet high thinly entwined by kingsnia creeper vines, in branches beside stump in thicket, by edge of a road. Lousily built, deeply cupped, well made of weed, grass and vine stems, a dry beach leaf and layer of grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with fine vine tendrils.
Metadata · Catnum 167259
Date16 Jun 1924
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.071799, -75.04381 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportwild cherry sprout
Nest Materialsweed, grass, vine stems, dry beach leaf, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingleafless foliage denuded by Tent Caterpillars, 9 feet high sprout thinly entwined by kingsnia creeper vines, in branches beside stump in thicket, by edge of a road
Nest NotesLousily built, deeply cupped, well made despite being described as lousily built
HeaderOological Collection of Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, Pa.
Further Details94
✦ Anecdote
The collector describes the nest as both "lousily built" and "well made" in the same description, creating a contradictory characterization that is unusual for field notes.