Field Notes · Catnum 167208 · score 16 — high uncertainty
Situated in a double crotched young spruce tree with a balsam, about 7 feet high, in a bushy field, near a water stone reservoir. Lined with twigs of grape vine, curly with fine vine tendrils. Size 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/4. Very poorly built. Could see through the interstices.
Metadata · Catnum 167208
Date07 Jul 1934
LocalityRowlandville, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.019414, -75.105695 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “saw female on nest”)
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supportdouble crotched young spruce tree
Nest Materialstwigs of grape vine
Nest Liningcurly fine vine tendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbushy field
Nest NotesVery poorly built. Could see through the interstices. Size 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/4.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Further Details4-Dec
✦ Anecdote
The collector specifically noted that this cardinal nest was 'very poorly built' and so loose that you 'could see through the interstices,' which is an unusually detailed critique of nest construction quality.