Field Notes · Catnum 226305 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Nest 7 feet up in bunch of leaning willow sprouts, along the creek below "upper" "mill-dam". A bulky structure of twigs - some of them 2 feet long - bony bines, weed-stems, leaves and grasses, lined with fine rootlets.
Metadata · Catnum 226305
Date10 Jun 1893
LocalityStephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA
CollectorHoag, Benjamin
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supportbunch of leaning willow sprouts
Nest Materialstwigs, bony bines, weed-stems, leaves, grasses
Nest Liningfine rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingalong the creek below upper mill-dam
Nest NotesA bulky structure with some twigs up to 2 feet long
Further DetailsWFVZ #226,305 | 3-Aug
✦ Anecdote
This nest is notable for containing exceptionally long structural materials, with some twigs reaching 2 feet in length, which is unusually large for typical Gray Catbird nest construction.