Field Notes · Catnum 101494 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
6 ft. up in greenbrier covered hazel shrub in thicket of several twigs, grass, inner stems, some dry leaves & few pieces of bark strips, lined thickly with black rootlets & a piece of paper was in bottom. Lovely just together.
Metadata · Catnum 101494
Date26 May 1905
LocalityWissinoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.022089, -75.063782 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “fresh & comm.”)
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportgreenbrier covered hazel shrub
Nest Materialsseveral twigs, grass, inner stems, some dry leaves, few pieces of bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets, a piece of paper
Nest Settingthicket
Nest NotesLovely just together
HeaderCOLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER
Further Details1549 4 | 5-Jun
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual for incorporating a piece of paper into the lining material, which is not typical nesting material for Gray Catbirds.