Field Notes · Catnum 168568 · score 23 — high uncertainty
In thicket of barberry in meadow, near creek and a wood, built 10 feet up in a white cherry sprout, between a swamp oak and "sour cherry" on an oblique lateral. Loosely made of much wood and grass stems, weed fibers, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark strips, lined thinly with black rootlets. Nest 6" x 4" deep; well cupped. 4 ft. of barbed wire stuff in exterior.
Metadata · Catnum 168568
Date23 May 1931
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.076655, -75.044561 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Saw bird on nest”)
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportwhite cherry sprout
Nest Materialswood, grass stems, weed fibers, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark strips, barbed wire
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingthicket of barberry in meadow, near creek and a wood, between a swamp oak and sour cherry on an oblique lateral
Nest NotesLoosely made nest measuring 6" x 4" deep, well cupped. Contains 4 ft. of barbed wire stuff in exterior.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual for incorporating 4 feet of barbed wire into its exterior structure, which is an uncommon nesting material for Gray Catbirds.