Field Notes · Catnum 168699 · score 7 — moderate uncertainty
Nest built in greenbrier-grape vine tangle in edge of a thicket along a cart road and fondly hidden. Composed of sticks, dead tree leaves, a piece of paper, grape vine bark strips, and lined thinly with bark rootlets; Snugly built and of average size. No Birds About.
Metadata · Catnum 168699
Date23 May 1920
LocalityWhitesboro, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “1 day incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Supportgreenbrier-gape vine tangle
Nest Materialssticks, dead tree leaves, a piece of paper, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningbark rootlets
Nest Settingedge of a thicket along a cartroad
Nest NotesSnugly built and of average size. No Birds About.
Further Details170/4
✦ Anecdote
The nest incorporated a piece of paper as building material, which is an unusual find in Gray Catbird nest construction.