Field Notes · Catnum 112159 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Diameter, outside 4 1/2 x 3, inside 2 1/2 x 3. Depth, outside 3, inside 1 1/2. Composed of weed stems, closely corn husks, leaves etc. lined by rootlets, and built nest. Situated in small limbs on side of small willow tree, in edge of water, nest 2 1/2 or 3 feet above water.
Metadata · Catnum 112159
Date10 May 1901
LocalityBelle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, USA
CollectorCoulter, Geo M.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight (transcribed as “first stages”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height0.76 m (2.5 feet)
Nest Supportsmall limbs on side of small willow tree
Nest Materialsweed stems, corn husks, leaves
Nest Liningrootlets
Near Waterabove water
Nest Settingedge of water
Nest NotesDiameter outside 4.5 x 3 inches, inside 2.5 x 3 inches. Depth outside 3 inches, inside 1.5 inches.
Further Details305
✦ Anecdote
This nest is notably positioned directly over water rather than on dry land, which is unusual for Northern Cardinals that typically nest in dense shrubs or thickets away from water bodies.