Field Notes · Catnum 168666 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Nest in swampy wood on mountaintop, situated 6 ft up in an eight foot high solitary hemlock sprout in deciduous bushes, placed upon branches beside stem. Finely built, large and well cupped, of many twigs, grassweed stems, bark strips, and dead leaves, and lined thickly with black rootlets.
Metadata · Catnum 168666
Date06 Jun 1927
LocalitySouth Sterling, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates41.264305, -75.346978 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supporthemlock sprout
Nest Materialstwigs, grassweed stems, bark strips, dead leaves
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingswampy wood on mountaintop, deciduous bushes
Nest NotesNest situated in an eight foot high solitary hemlock sprout, placed upon branches beside stem. Finely built, large and well cupped.
Further Details135/3
✦ Anecdote
The nest location on a mountaintop in swampy woods is unusual, as Gray Catbirds typically nest in lowland thickets and shrublands rather than elevated wetland habitats.