Field Notes · Catnum 167238 · score 31 — high uncertainty
7 1/2 feet up on a horizontal weed cleary branch one inch thick branches out, one soft gray thinly interwoven with greenbrier vines, unconnected; in a thicket containing scattered large trees along road. Very lazy, sandy woods of thick undergrowth tree low vegetation, grass tufts and grape vine bark strips and thinly with fine vine twirls. The deepest Cardinal's nest I've ever seen. Two eggs in nest and one on ground, unbroken thrown out by a Purple Grackle when I drove from nest before he had a chance to devour an egg. Female not very much concerned. Greater on her nests.
Metadata · Catnum 167238
Date02 May 1944
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.043645, -75.0217295 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.29 m (7.5 feet)
Nest Supporthorizontal weed cleary branch
Nest Materialssoft gray material, greenbrier vines, grape vine bark strips, fine vine twirls
Nest Settingthicket containing scattered large trees along road, sandy woods of thick undergrowth with low vegetation and grass tufts
Nest NotesOne-inch thick branches. Nest described as unconnected and thinly interwoven. Two eggs in nest and one on ground, thrown out by a Purple Grackle. Female not very concerned. Collector noted this was the deepest Cardinal's nest they'd ever seen.
Further Details31205 5cc | 176/3
✦ Anecdote
This record documents predation by a Purple Grackle that threw out one Cardinal egg before the collector intervened, and the collector noted this was the deepest Cardinal's nest they had ever encountered.