Field Notes · Catnum 221600 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Situation: about seven feet from the ground in a tangle of vines in a woods on the bank of a brook. Composition: Of leaves, strips of grape vine bark and plant stems. The frailest nest yet noticed could be looked through from below. Dimensions: diameter outside four inches, inside 2 1/2 inches. Depth outside 2 inches, inside 1 3/8 inches.
Metadata · Catnum 221600
Date21 May 1888
LocalityCenterville Township, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
CollectorJamison, Harry K.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeC
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Embryos just beginning to shape.”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Both birds by the nest singing their usually”)
Nest Supporttangle of vines
Nest Materialsleaves, strips of grape vine bark, plant stems
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingwoods on the bank of a brook
Nest NotesThe frailest nest yet noticed could be looked through from below. Dimensions: diameter outside 4 inches, inside 2.5 inches. Depth outside 2 inches, inside 1.375 inches.
Further Details32
✦ Anecdote
The collector noted this was 'the frailest nest yet noticed' that could be looked through from below, suggesting an unusually poorly constructed or transparent nest structure.