Field Notes · Catnum 168668 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Nest situated 6 feet up in clump of Red Cerri bushes 10 ft high in bushy tree row near new dyke, lowly placed upon horizontal branches, beside a new empty nest of same species; mostly hidden. Loosely made of twigs, several pieces of newspaper, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark strips & weed fibers; lined thickly with black rootlets; of normal size.
Metadata · Catnum 168668
Date24 Jun 1932
LocalityBristol Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.08611, -74.86917 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly incubated”)
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest SupportRed Cerri bushes
Nest Materialstwigs, newspaper, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark strips, weed fibers
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingclump of Red Cerri bushes 10 ft high in bushy tree row near new dyke
Nest NotesNest lowly placed upon horizontal branches, beside a new empty nest of same species; mostly hidden. Loosely made and of normal size.
Further Details141/3
✦ Anecdote
This nest unusually incorporated several pieces of newspaper as construction material, which is uncommon for Gray Catbird nests.