Field Notes · Catnum 172777 · score 9 — moderate uncertainty
Nest held eggs on south east facing 20' - third outward side of honeysuckle vines in a bush. Quiet first up in a row of main border of a thicket, completely hidden by thick foliage. Large, deeply cupped, well made of fine grass and vine stems, thin layers of dry leaves and soft vine bark slightly lined thinly with finer vine tendrils.
Metadata · Catnum 172777
Date03 May 1946
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.038134, -75.019711 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height6.1 m (20 feet)
Nest Supporthoneysuckle vines in a bush
Nest Materialsfine grass, vine stems, thin layers of dry leaves, soft vine bark
Nest Liningfiner vine tendrils
Nest Settingsouth east facing third outward side of honeysuckle vines, quiet first up in a row of main border of a thicket, completely hidden by thick foliage
Nest NotesLarge, deeply cupped, well made nest. LOW NEST notation suggests unusually low position despite 20' height measurement.
Further DetailsLOW NEST | 182/3
✦ Anecdote
The record contains contradictory height information - the field notes indicate the nest was 20 feet high, but it's marked as 'LOW NEST' in other info, which is unusual for such a height.