Field Notes · Catnum 172779 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Nest built 7 feet from ground in dense honeysuckle vine tangle against bank, depending from a willow tree, in bushy tree row by an old mansion on East lawn, and well hidden. Largely made of several pieces of tissue paper (no material), grasses, many dead red maple leaves, grass blades and several strips of grape vine bark strips, lined thinly with fine grass stems and blades. Of average size.
Metadata · Catnum 172779
Date27 Apr 1928
LocalityMount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.048166, -75.198305 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supporthoneysuckle vine tangle
Nest Materialstissue paper, grasses, dead red maple leaves, grass blades, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine grass stems, grass blades
Nest Settingdense honeysuckle vine tangle against bank, depending from a willow tree, in bushy tree row by an old mansion on East lawn
Nest NotesWell hidden, of average size. No birds about.
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✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual because it incorporates several pieces of tissue paper as a primary building material, which is an uncommon nest material for Northern Cardinals.