Field Notes · Catnum 167156 · score 1 — low uncertainty
Saw 7 on nest. Nest placed 3.5 feet up in greenbrier tangle near edge of woods close to road, in corner of wood, fairly well hidden. Rather well made of vine stems, few dead leaves and thin layer of wild grape vine strips, thickly lined with vine tendrils. Of normal size and well cupped. Eggs small, lightly spotted and resemble those of Cowbird's but undoubtedly Cardinal's.
Metadata · Catnum 167156
Date22 Apr 1916
LocalityMount Ephraim, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “Both fresh.”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height1.07 m (3.5 feet)
Nest Supportgreenbrier tangle
Nest Materialsvine stems, few dead leaves, wild grape vine strips
Nest Liningvine tendrils
Nest Settingnear edge of woods close to road, in corner of wood
Nest Notesfairly well hidden, rather well made, of normal size and well cupped
Further Details27/2
✦ Anecdote
The collector noted seeing 7 birds on the nest, which is highly unusual as Cardinals typically have only 2-4 eggs per clutch and are not colonial nesters.