Field Notes · Catnum 168627 · score 7 — moderate uncertainty
Nest found empty on 19 HA. Situated six feet up in dead forest bush two feet high. Heavily covered with honeysuckle vine in perhaps ten shrubs in field along creek and well hidden. Composed of tissue paper (a letter) grass and vine stems and bits of wool and paper in end, lined thickly with black rootlets of average size.
Metadata · Catnum 168627
Date28 May 1945
LocalityRowlandville, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0168678, -75.1088905 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportdead forest bush
Nest Materialstissue paper, grass, vine stems, bits of wool, paper
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingfield along creek with shrubs covered by honeysuckle vine
Nest NotesNest found empty on 19 HA. Bush was two feet high but nest situated six feet up. Heavily covered with honeysuckle vine among perhaps ten shrubs and well hidden. Composed of tissue paper including a letter.
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✦ Anecdote
This nest incorporated human-made materials including tissue paper and notably a letter, demonstrating the Gray Catbird's opportunistic use of available nesting materials in human-influenced environments.