Field Notes · Catnum 167467 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Nest was empty on the 13th and was deserted as eggs were wet and it was pouring rain when they were taken. Nest was six feet up in a dense mound-like mass of grape vines on a husky Nannyberry sprout and fairly well hidden. Loosely made of vine stems, and grape vine bark strips, lined with fine vine tendrils; of normal size and deeply cupped. There was a dead snail (Physa gyrina) in the nest.
Metadata · Catnum 167467
Date28 Apr 1925
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.058968, -75.031442 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest SupportNannyberry sprout in grape vines
Nest Materialsvine stems, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingdense mound-like mass of grape vines
Nest NotesNest was empty on the 13th and was deserted as eggs were wet and it was pouring rain when they were taken. Fairly well hidden. Loosely made, of normal size and deeply cupped. There was a dead snail (Physa gyrina) in the nest.
HeaderOological Collection of Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, PA.
Further Details96
✦ Anecdote
Unusually, this nest contained a dead snail (Physa gyrina), which is not typical nesting material and suggests an interesting ecological interaction.