Field Notes · Catnum 18840 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Situate 4 feet up in a Mesquite. Composed of weed, and bits of paper and lined with rootlets. 1 egg missing. Nest in Mesquite 4 ft up built of weeds and bits of paper lined with rootlets. One missing.
Metadata · Catnum 18840
Date28 Apr 1897
LocalitySan Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
Coordinates29.481003, -98.493345 ↗ map
CollectorSmith, Philo W.; Jr.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “Fresh | fresh”)
Identificationunknown (transcribed as “[None] | B. of shot”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest SupportMesquite
Nest Materialsweed, bits of paper
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Notes1 egg missing from the clutch
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF W. B. SAMPSON, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
Further DetailsR & J 20794 | 12707 | d
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because it documents the use of bits of paper as nesting material, which represents anthropogenic material incorporation into nest construction.