Field Notes · Catnum 221692 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Nest Situation: Two and a half feet up in a young pine tree, in the middle of a clump of young pine sprouts. Composition: Of plant stalks, some bits of corn husk & a few twigs outside. Lined with reddish colored plant stems. Dimensions: Diameter: Outside-5 inches, Inside-3 inches. Depth-Outside-3 1/2 inches; Inside-2 inches. The nest held two eggs when it was discovered on the twelfth inst. so that the set must be complete.
Metadata · Catnum 221692
Date15 May 1884
LocalityClifton, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
CollectorJamison, Harry K.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “Nearly fresh.”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “One of the parents seen”)
Nest Height0.76 m (2.5 feet)
Nest Supportyoung pine tree
Nest Materialsplant stalks, corn husk, twigs
Nest Liningreddish colored plant stems
Nest Settingmiddle of a clump of young pine sprouts
Nest NotesNest held two eggs when discovered on the twelfth, so the set must be complete. Nest dimensions: Outside diameter 5 inches, inside diameter 3 inches, outside depth 3.5 inches, inside depth 2 inches.
Further Details11