Field Notes · Catnum 168622 · score 8 — moderate uncertainty
6' up between double elder crotch in bushy hillside double-storied bushy & well made of twigs, several hens feathers & a big piece of tissue paper & thick layer of grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with grass stems.
Metadata · Catnum 168622
Date25 May 1908
LocalityWissinoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.022089, -75.063782 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “by nest & eggs.”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportdouble elder crotch
Nest Materialstwigs, hens feathers, tissue paper, grape vine bark strips
Nest Lininggrass stems
Nest Settingbushy hillside double-storied bushy
Nest Noteswell made
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller
Further Details4A/4
✦ Anecdote
This nest contains an unusual mix of materials including domestic hen feathers and a big piece of tissue paper, showing the catbird's opportunistic use of human-associated materials alongside natural ones.