Field Notes · Catnum 221691 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Nest Situation: In a young cedar tree about eighteen inches from the ground. Composition: Of plant stalks, dry leaves, strips of grapevine bark outside - lined with reddish plant stems. Dimensions: Diameter; Outside-4 1/2 inches; Inside-3 inches. Depth; Outside-4 inches; Inside-2 inches. The nest held one egg on the twelfth, when it was discovered, so that the set must be complete.
Metadata · Catnum 221691
Date17 May 1884
LocalityClifton, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
CollectorJamison, Harry K.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “Nearly fresh.”)
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “The nest and eggs sufficiently identified themselves.”)
Nest Height0.46 m (18 inches)
Nest Supportyoung cedar tree
Nest Materialsplant stalks, dry leaves, strips of grapevine bark
Nest Liningreddish plant stems
Nest NotesOutside diameter 4.5 inches, inside diameter 3 inches. Outside depth 4 inches, inside depth 2 inches. The nest held one egg on the twelfth when discovered, so the set must be complete.
Further Details6