Field Notes · Catnum 168634 · score 1 — low uncertainty
11 ft. up in tangled top of spice bushes in woods attached loosely to them. Made of grass stems & stalks, twigs, a piece of rope, dry leaves & bark strips, lined thickly with rootlets. Loosely put together.
Metadata · Catnum 168634
Date10 Jun 1908
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “flushed & well seen”)
Nest Height3.35 m (11 feet)
Nest Supporttangled top of spice bushes
Nest Materialsgrass stems, stalks, twigs, piece of rope, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Settingwoods
Nest NotesNest attached loosely to spice bushes and loosely put together.
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller
Further Details13a/4
✦ Anecdote
This nest contains an unusual piece of rope as nesting material, which is uncommon for Gray Catbirds that typically use only natural materials.