Field Notes · Catnum 167289 · score 18 — high uncertainty
Two full sets of blown eggs collected. Nest in thicket in old field bordering end of big tree about 8 feet up in top of a 9 foot main clump surrounded with Japanese honeysuckle and well hidden. Made of wooded grove and vine stems, thin clumps of dry tree leaves (chiefly Oak) and fine strips of grape vine bark, lined thickly with fine vine tendrils, neat and rather small but well crafted.
Metadata · Catnum 167289
Date26 Apr 1945
LocalityGlenside, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.100833, -75.153694 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supporttop of a 9 foot main clump
Nest Materialswooded grove and vine stems, thin clumps of dry tree leaves (chiefly Oak), fine strips of grape vine bark
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingthicket in old field bordering end of big tree, surrounded with Japanese honeysuckle
Nest NotesTwo full sets of blown eggs collected. Nest well hidden and described as neat and rather small but well crafted.
Further DetailsFound on nest | 178/3
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because it mentions collecting two full sets of eggs from the same nest, which suggests either a double brood or replacement clutch was taken from the same location.