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Nest of paper, twigs, grass and lined with rootlets. Location in small tree near the ground. Another Catbird nesting in the same tree as well as a nest of Mourning Dove.
Date21 May 1921
LocalitySiloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA
CollectorHudson, Lew Ward
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight
Identificationunknown
Nest Supportsmall tree
Nest Materialspaper, twigs, grass
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest NotesAnother Catbird nesting in the same tree as well as a nest of Mourning Dove.
HeaderOological Collection of Lew Ward Hudson
Further Details42
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because it documents two Gray Catbird nests and one Mourning Dove nest all located in the same tree, representing an uncommonly high density of nesting activity in a single location.

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