Field Notes · Catnum 167277 · score 2 — low uncertainty
Found empty on the 11th inst. Placed 5 1/2 ft. up in large, thick clump of blackberry bushes in hollow by an unoccupied house. Freshly made of grass and stems, grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with fine vine tendrils. Well cupped of normal size.
Metadata · Catnum 167277
Date18 May 1919
LocalityGladwyne, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.04056, -75.27944 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “two days.”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “female on nest”)
Nest Height1.68 m (5.5 feet)
Nest Supportblackberry bushes
Nest Materialsgrass, stems, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settinglarge, thick clump of blackberry bushes in hollow by an unoccupied house
Nest NotesFound empty on the 11th inst. Freshly made, well cupped of normal size.
HeaderCOLLECTION OF ERNEST A. BUTLER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.
Further Details34/2
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because the nest was found empty despite being freshly made, and incubation is noted as 'two days' even though no eggs were present when discovered.