Field Notes · Catnum 167149 · score 12 — high uncertainty
Nest empty on obtain. Situated 5 feet up in thin clump of greenbriar vines in a thick bottom bush at bottom of a bushy bluff containing fine big trees, by an open field and partly hidden. Broadly constructed and of normal size, made of vine and grass stems, a layer of lined with dead grasses and several fine strips of grape vine bark lined thinly with reddish vine tendrils. Eggs lightly washed. About as early as I have ever taken a clutch of Cardinal.
Metadata · Catnum 167149
Date12 Apr 1928
LocalityDelair, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportthin clump of greenbriar vines
Nest Materialsvine stems, grass stems
Nest Liningdead grasses, fine strips of grape vine bark, reddish vine tendrils
Nest Settingthick bottom bush at bottom of a bushy bluff containing fine big trees, by an open field
Nest NotesNest empty on obtain. Broadly constructed and of normal size. Eggs lightly washed. About as early as I have ever taken a clutch of Cardinal.
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Further DetailsMorris | 111/3
✦ Anecdote
The collector notes this was about as early as they had ever taken a clutch of Cardinal eggs, suggesting this was an unusually early nesting record for the species.