Field Notes · Catnum 168617 · score 18 — high uncertainty
Nest had same eggs on 20th, built 4.5 feet from the ground in thick clump of Red Criss bushes 10 feet high in bushy field along Pennsylvania R. R. and well hidden. Well made of several pieces of paper, leaves, light brown twigs and grass, weed, strips and fibers, and lined densely with brown material.
Metadata · Catnum 168617
Date28 May 1943
LocalityLiddenfield, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.047682, -75.008365 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “Incubation 3 days”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Birds seen”)
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest SupportRed Criss bushes
Nest Materialsseveral pieces of paper, leaves, light brown twigs, grass, weed, strips and fibers
Nest Liningbrown material
Nest Settingbushy field along Pennsylvania R. R.
Nest NotesNest well hidden in thick clump of Red Criss bushes 10 feet high. Well made nest found densely lined. Same eggs observed on the 20th.
Further Details216/4
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual for incorporating several pieces of paper as construction material, which is uncommon nesting behavior for Gray Catbirds.