Field Notes · Catnum 117233 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Made of twigs, pieces of grass and straw lined with grapevine bark and with black rattles and grapevine tendrils. 3 feet up in a brushy growth. With Don Smith.
Metadata · Catnum 117233
Date29 May 1928
LocalityNeedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
CollectorSpofford, Walter R.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bird flushed”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportbrushy growth
Nest Materialstwigs, pieces of grass, straw
Nest Lininggrapevine bark, black rattles, grapevine tendrils
Nest Settingbrushy growth
Nest NotesWith Don Smith.
HeaderOÖLOGICAL COLLECTION OF WALTER S. SPOFFORD
Further DetailsR | A/5 1928
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual for including black rattles as part of the lining material, which is not a typical nesting component for Gray Catbirds.