Field Notes · Catnum 172782 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Nest also contained a fledgling. Situated yard up in thorn bushes on border of a woods, built upon a stick on which thorns lodged therein and supported loosely by several branches. Loosely made of vine stems, dead tree leaves and grape vine bark strips lined thinly with fine vine tendrils.
Metadata · Catnum 172782
Date13 Jun 1935
LocalityWhitemarsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.118854, -75.232057 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set1
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest Supportstick on which thorns lodged therein and supported loosely by several branches
Nest Materialsvine stems, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingyard up in thorn bushes on border of a woods
Nest NotesNest also contained a fledgling. Loosely made construction.
HeaderJuvenile
Further DetailsBirds Loc. | C1/1
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because it describes a nest containing both eggs (implied by the oological nature of the record) and a fledgling simultaneously, which is uncommon as fledglings typically leave the nest before additional eggs are laid.