Field Notes · Catnum 172781 · score 14 — high uncertainty
Built 4 ft. from ground in a hawthorn bush six feet high, in a thick patch of thorns in a sparsely wooded field, built beside the stem and well hidden. Lined with fine twine of grass & vine stems & bark strips. Bird sat. 3 grasses of average size. One egg was a runt of about half the average size. Found the Cardinals along
Metadata · Catnum 172781
Date02 May 1920
LocalityFort Washington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.138626, -75.187859 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “female seen”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supporthawthorn bush
Nest Liningfine twine of grass, vine stems, bark strips
Nest Settingthick patch of thorns in a sparsely wooded field
Nest NotesBuilt beside the stem and well hidden in a six feet high bush. Bird sat. 3 grasses of average size. One egg was a runt of about half the average size.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Further Details77/3
✦ Anecdote
One of the eggs in this clutch was described as a runt of about half the average size, which is an unusual developmental variation.