Field Notes · Catnum 105276 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Nest of leaves, twigs, weeds and grape-vine bark, lined with fine brownish tendrils. Placed in briar 3 1/2 feet up, on steep hillside along Tenmile Creek. Bird flushed from nest. The Cowbird egg was on the ground beneath the nest.
Metadata · Catnum 105276
Date03 May 1897
LocalityWaynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.889564, -80.190909 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, J. Warren
Eggs in Set2
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “Almost fresh”)
Identificationflushed
Nest Height1.07 m (3.5 feet)
Nest Supportbriar
Nest Materialsleaves, twigs, weeds, grape-vine bark
Nest Liningfine brownish tendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingsteep hillside
Nest NotesBird flushed from nest. The Cowbird egg was on the ground beneath the nest.
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs, Waynesburg, PA
Further DetailsSet No. 1739 | Set No. 1737 Cowbird egg | 19/2
✦ Anecdote
This record documents evidence of brood parasitism by a Brown-headed Cowbird, with the cowbird egg found on the ground beneath the cardinal's nest, suggesting it may have been ejected or fell out.