Field Notes · Catnum 226229 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Nest composed of leaves, twigs & paper lined with grape vine bark placed 6 ft from ground in spruce tree.
Metadata · Catnum 226229
Date08 Jun 1895
LocalityLa Crescent, Minnesota, USA
CollectorHarris, Frank
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typec
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “begun”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportspruce tree
Nest Materialsleaves, twigs, paper
Nest Lininggrape vine bark
HeaderOological Collection of Frank Harris, La Crescent, Minn.
Further Details4-Mar
✦ Anecdote
The use of paper as nest material is noteworthy, as it represents an example of birds incorporating human-made materials into their nest construction.