Field Notes · Catnum 126517 · Typed card
Of whole leaves and pieces of white paper lined with bright yellow grass in brier covered sweet-gum bush growing on ditch-bank in open pasture about 4 ft. up and about 3 miles east of Harrell's Store, N. C.
Metadata · Catnum 126517
Date16 May 1935
LocalityHarrells Store, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
CollectorHarllee, H.L.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportbrier covered sweet-gum bush
Nest Materialswhole leaves, pieces of white paper
Nest Liningbright yellow grass
Nest Settingditch-bank in open pasture
Nest NotesLocated about 3 miles east of Harrell's Store, N.C.
HeaderFrom the Oological Department of the Harllee Collections of Natural History
Further Details4-Mar
✦ Anecdote
This nest is notable for incorporating pieces of white paper as structural material, which is unusual for Northern Cardinals that typically use twigs, bark strips, and other natural materials.