Field Notes · Catnum 90104 · score 7 — moderate uncertainty
Birds common some years and absent in others. Arrive by May 1. Nesting season May 15 to June 1. This set normal in every way. Nest is typical also and was well concealed - just as it rested in large willow branch. Nest: Placed 6' above water in willow by river bank. Made of straw, paper, leaves, boulders, etc. well lined with rootlets.
Metadata · Catnum 90104
Date25 May 1919
LocalityTulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
CollectorPemberton, John R.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationcommenced
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Bird seen on nest”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportwillow
Nest Materialsstraw, paper, leaves, boulders
Nest Liningrootlets
Near Waterabove water
Nest Settingriver bank
Nest NotesWell concealed in large willow branch by river bank. Typical nest construction.
Further Details70106 | 950
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because it lists 'boulders' as a nest material for a Gray Catbird, which would be extremely atypical given that catbirds are small songbirds that build delicate cup nests.