Field Notes · Catnum 127262 · score 2 — low uncertainty
Placed in oat grub 6 ft up composed of sticks lined with rootlets
Metadata · Catnum 127262
Date31 May 1897
LocalityLa Crescent, Minnesota, USA
CollectorWebster, Bert
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “O.K.”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportoat grub
Nest Materialssticks
Nest Liningrootlets
Further Detailsc/4
✦ Anecdote
The nest is unusually placed in an 'oat grub', which is an uncommon substrate for Gray Catbird nests and may represent unusual terminology or an atypical nesting situation.