Field Notes · Catnum 149975 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
3 1/2 ft. high in a Black Ash bush. Built of twigs and weed, lined with rootlets, contained two other dead snake skins.
Metadata · Catnum 149975
Date15 Jun 1890
LocalityFalls River, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
CollectorBurgh, Geo. W. H. vos
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Bird familiar”)
Nest Height1.07 m (3.5 feet)
Nest SupportBlack Ash bush
Nest Materialstwigs, weed
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Notescontained two other dead snake skins
HeaderThe Geo. W. H. VosBurgh Egg Collection, North American Birds.
Further DetailsHandle 3083 | W/4
✦ Anecdote
The nest contained two dead snake skins, which is an unusual natural history observation as catbirds typically don't incorporate snake skins into their nest construction.