Field Notes · Catnum 226251 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
No birds about - 7:20 P.M. Nest placed 30 inches up in clump of blackberry bushes five feet high in bushy meadow, and well hidden. Large, well cupped, loosely made of weed and grass stems, several small pieces of newspaper (on exterior), twigs, weak strips of fibers, dead leaves, thin layer of bark strips lined thickly with brown rootlets.
Metadata · Catnum 226251
Date07 Jun 1923
LocalityGwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.20167, -75.25556 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typec
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “7 days incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height0.76 m (30 inches)
Nest Supportclump of blackberry bushes
Nest Materialsweed stems, grass stems, newspaper pieces, twigs, weak strips of fibers, dead leaves, thin layer of bark strips
Nest Liningbrown rootlets
Nest Settingbushy meadow
Nest NotesNo birds about at 7:20 P.M. Nest was well hidden in blackberry bushes five feet high. Large, well cupped, loosely made construction.
Further Details182/4
✦ Anecdote
The nest incorporated several small pieces of newspaper into its exterior construction, which is an interesting example of urban material adaptation by the catbird.