Field Notes · Catnum 168643 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Nest placed 3.5 ft in tangle of spicewood & blackberry bushes at edge of wood. Large, loosely made of twigs, bark strips, a piece of tissue paper & many dry leaves. Lined with fine rootlets & strips of weed & hair.
Metadata · Catnum 168643
Date05 Jun 1909
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “Started”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “by the Birds”)
Nest Height1.07 m (3.5 feet)
Nest Supporttangle of spicewood & blackberry bushes
Nest Materialstwigs, bark strips, tissue paper, dry leaves
Nest Liningfine rootlets, strips of weed, hair
Nest Settingedge of wood
HeaderCollection of R. F. Miller 2201
Further Details74/3
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual for incorporating a piece of tissue paper among its construction materials, demonstrating the Gray Catbird's opportunistic use of human-made materials.