Field Notes · Catnum 221702 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Locality: Anderson, Madison Co., Ind. A thicket across the river, to the left of the C.W. + M.R.R. bridge. Situation: 6 feet up in the center of a wild crab-apple tree; among the thorns of the main branches. Particulars: Nest made of weed-stems, dead leaves, & grapevine-bark; lined with coarse grass-stems. The ♀ was setting. Last year, in this thicket, I found the nest of this same pair of birds. It was all I could do to get through the branches.
Metadata · Catnum 221702
Date09 May 1896
LocalityAnderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
CollectorSmith, Charles Piper
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typec
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “Advanced.”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Owners seen.”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportwild crab-apple tree
Nest Materialsweed-stems, dead leaves, grapevine-bark
Nest Liningcoarse grass-stems
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingthicket across the river
Nest NotesLocated among the thorns of the main branches. The female was setting. Last year, in this thicket, the collector found the nest of this same pair of birds. It was all the collector could do to get through the branches.
Further Details21
✦ Anecdote
The collector noted that this was the same pair of birds whose nest was found in this thicket the previous year, suggesting remarkable site fidelity and multi-year observation of individual birds.