Field Notes · Catnum 168534 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
Nest situated 4 yards up in thick clump of blackberry brambles five feet high, in bushy edge of woods and completely hidden. Composed of fine twigs, grass stems, weed stalks, wood and bark strips and lined thickly with black rootlets. Of average size. First clutch of 5 I have found in over a decade.
Metadata · Catnum 168534
Date29 May 1941
LocalityLorimer Park, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.097412, -75.07389 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “Soft Embryos”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Female on Nest”)
Nest Height3.66 m (4 yards)
Nest Supportblackberry brambles
Nest Materialsfine twigs, grass stems, weed stalks, wood strips, bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingthick clump of blackberry brambles five feet high, in bushy edge of woods
Nest NotesNest completely hidden and of average size.
Further Details5-Dec
✦ Anecdote
This represents the collector's first Gray Catbird clutch of 5 eggs found in over a decade, making it an unusually rare find for this collector.