Field Notes · Catnum 168646 · score 1 — low uncertainty
Placed 3 1/2 ft. up in dense honeysuckle vine tangle on bush-fringed mill race, well hidden. Size 4 1/2" x 2 1/2", 3" x 1 3/4". Fairly well made of twigs, pieces of tissue & newspaper (or cotton) grass stalks, weed stems & thick layers of grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with brown rootlets.
Metadata · Catnum 168646
Date17 May 1911
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “♀ on nest”)
Nest Height1.07 m (3.5 feet)
Nest Supporthoneysuckle vine tangle
Nest Materialstwigs, pieces of tissue, newspaper, cotton, grass stalks, weed stems, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningbrown rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbush-fringed mill race
Nest NotesWell hidden, size 4.5" x 2.5", 3" x 1.75", fairly well made with thick layers of grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with brown rootlets
HeaderCOLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.
Further Details79/3
✦ Anecdote
The nest incorporates unusual urban materials including tissue paper and newspaper alongside natural materials, showing the Gray Catbird's adaptability to human-modified environments.