Field Notes · Catnum 167194 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
Placed 6 1/2 ft. up in vine-covered beech sapling on bank along roadside in woods. Loosely made of vine tendrils, grasses & dead leaves, lined thickly with fine vine tendrils. 6 of normal size & fairly well defined.
Metadata · Catnum 167194
Date02 Jun 1912
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.085099, -75.047265 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “started”)
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.98 m (6.5 feet)
Nest Supportvine-covered beech sapling
Nest Materialsvine tendrils, grasses, dead leaves
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingbank along roadside in woods
Nest NotesLoosely made. 6 of normal size & fairly well defined.
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, Penna.
Further Details4-Feb
✦ Anecdote
The record mentions 6 eggs, which is exceptionally high for Northern Cardinals that typically lay 2-4 eggs per clutch.