Field Notes · Catnum 159303 · Typed card
Nest of pieces of weeds and newspaper, the latter forming most of the nest. Heavily lined with fine grass; and located 18 inches up in a tangle of agarita branches, in a low agarita bush which grew at the base of a small mesquite, in a thicket. The female flushed.
Metadata · Catnum 159303
Date08 May 1923
LocalitySan Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
Coordinates29.481003, -98.5597204 ↗ map
CollectorQuillin, Roy W.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “Well begun”)
Identificationflushed
Nest Height0.46 m (18 inches)
Nest Supportagarita branches
Nest Materialspieces of weeds, newspaper
Nest Liningfine grass
Nest Settinglow agarita bush at base of small mesquite in thicket
Nest NotesThe female flushed when approached.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ROY QUILLIN
Further Details1134/n4
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual because it was constructed primarily from newspaper rather than natural materials, showing the bird's adaptation to human-made materials in its environment.