Field Notes · Catnum 126623 · score 1 — low uncertainty
Nest placed in wild gooseberry bush amid thick bush growth just outside margin of thick woods. Nest of twigs, leaves and paper lined with fine rootlets.
Metadata · Catnum 126623
Date01 Jun 1902
LocalityGrosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, USA
CollectorSpicer, Herbert
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “sure”)
Nest Supportwild gooseberry bush
Nest Materialstwigs, leaves, paper
Nest Liningfine rootlets
Nest Settingamid thick bush growth just outside margin of thick woods
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF J. CLAIRE WOOD, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
Further Details4-Nov
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual because it contains paper as a building material, which is uncommon for Gray Catbird nests and suggests the birds incorporated human-made materials into their construction.