Field Notes · Catnum 221547 · score 10 — moderate uncertainty
Nest: about 4 feet up in greenbrier vine tangle six foot high and 4 feet thick on edge (field) of a low swampy woods of big trees with thick undergrowth, and fairly well hidden. Composed of fine weed stalks, grass stems, several dead tree leaves and a thin layer of grape vine bark strips. Lined thinly with fine vine tendrils and grasses. Loosely put together and of average size. Taken by the Cemetery. Bird Jay and Ired Island with one.
Metadata · Catnum 221547
Date03 May 1931
LocalityCape May Court House, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeC
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportgreenbrier vine tangle
Nest Materialsfine weed stalks, grass stems, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils, grasses
Nest Settingedge of low swampy woods of big trees with thick undergrowth
Nest NotesSix foot high and 4 feet thick vine tangle, fairly well hidden, loosely put together and of average size. Taken by the Cemetery. Bird Jay and Ired Island with one.
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✦ Anecdote
The field notes contain cryptic phrases like 'Bird Jay and Ired Island with one' and 'Taken by the Cemetery' that are unclear and may represent corrupted text or unusual circumstances around the collection.