Field Notes · Catnum 105401 · score 8 — moderate uncertainty
Nest of small twigs, some dry leaves and grapevine bark, lined heavily with shreds of grapevine bark (and vine tendrils), placed 5 ft. up in small wild plum tree. Probably deserted, egg cold, Cardinals heard in the vicinity - 200 yards from Set No. 2815 5/7-9-27 collected.
Metadata · Catnum 105401
Date22 Apr 1933
LocalityCenter Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.86663, -80.273761 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, Warren
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportsmall wild plum tree
Nest Materialssmall twigs, dry leaves, grapevine bark
Nest Liningshreds of grapevine bark, vine tendrils
Nest NotesProbably deserted, egg cold, Cardinals heard in the vicinity - 200 yards from Set No. 2815 5/7-9-27 collected.
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs, Waynesburg, PA.
Further Details50/3
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because the collector suspected the nest was deserted and noted the egg was cold when found, suggesting abandonment rather than active incubation despite being classified as fresh.