Field Notes · Catnum 167288 · score 7 — moderate uncertainty
Goulbert's Dam. Wild Cherry. Empty April 30 - Robbed by boys. Nest in thicket, in part where Lonicera unis overran all the shrubbery 7 feet up in thick Japanese honeysuckle vine in a broad vacant space, completely hidden. Small, deeply cupped, well built nest of grass and vine stems, bark strips (grape vine) and weed strips, lined thickly with vine tendrils.
Metadata · Catnum 167288
Date25 May 1942
LocalityRockledge, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.097412, -75.07389 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationinfertile (transcribed as “[None] | One Infertile; 3 over third incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest SupportJapanese honeysuckle vine
Nest Materialsgrass, vine stems, bark strips, grape vine, weed strips
Nest Liningvine tendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingthicket where Lonicera unis overran all the shrubbery, in a broad vacant space
Nest NotesSmall, deeply cupped, well built nest, completely hidden. Empty April 30 - robbed by boys.
Further Details17/4
✦ Anecdote
This nest was robbed by boys before the eggs could hatch, representing human interference with the nesting attempt.