Date Range
1883–1982
With Field Notes
827
94% of collection
✦ Featured Record · 179 notable records
This nest is notable for incorporating toilet paper as a construction material, which is an interesting example of birds adapting human-made materials into their nest building.
Collection Map · 483 of 879 records georeferenced
Weekly collecting activity by incubation stage · n=733 records with day, month and incubation stage
freshslightcommencedone_thirdhalftwo_thirdsadvancednear_hatchinghatched
Nest Support (top 10) · n=151
bush46
small bush20
mesquite tree13
palo verde12
small tree12
mesquite11
honeysuckle vines10
thick bush9
brush9
grape vine9
Nest Materials (top 10) · n=859
leaves200
grass159
twigs80
weeds74
weed stems73
grasses71
grape vine bark strips69
vine stems63
grass stems39
bark31
Nest Height (metres) · n=672
0–0.5 m11
0.5–1 m144
1–1.5 m149
1.5–2 m206
2–2.5 m110
2.5–3 m14
3+ m38
Clutch Size · n=879
1 egg11
2 eggs100
3 eggs524
4 eggs232
5 eggs8
6 eggs1
unknown3