Field Notes · Catnum 168565 · score 13 — high uncertainty
5 ft from ground. On a scraper curved wild cherry in bunch of woodside. Loosely made of grass & weed stems, couple of small pieces of newspaper, several dry leaves & bark strips lined thickly with fine rootlets.
Metadata · Catnum 168565
Date23 Jun 1909
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.094074, -75.042399 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “4 days”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “by the birds”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportscraper curved wild cherry
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, small pieces of newspaper, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningfine rootlets
Nest Settingbunch of woodside
Nest NotesLoosely made construction
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER 2276
Further Details91/4
✦ Anecdote
This nest notably incorporated human-made materials in the form of newspaper pieces, which while not unheard of for catbirds, adds an interesting element of urban adaptation to this woodland setting.