Field Notes · Catnum 131142 · Typed card
Nest located 12 ft. high in 15 ft. cedar tree -- very difficult to obtain nest and eggs without tipping eggs out onto ground. Female did not flush until I was halfway up tree. Cedar tree was growing in brushy pasture.
Metadata · Catnum 131142
Date11 May 1982
LocalityBuffalo, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
CollectorKiff, Lloyd F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typeb
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “Fresh: 3”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bird flushed from nest”)
Nest Height3.66 m (12 feet)
Nest Supportcedar tree
Nest Settingbrushy pasture
Nest NotesVery difficult to obtain nest and eggs without tipping eggs out onto ground. Female did not flush until collector was halfway up tree.
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✦ Anecdote
The collector noted unusual difficulty in obtaining this nest due to the risk of tipping eggs out, and the female cardinal showed remarkable tolerance by not flushing until the collector was halfway up the tree.