Field Notes · Catnum 221595 · score 1 — low uncertainty
Placed in crotch of Osage Orange tree about four feet from the ground and by roadway and made of leaves, bark, and millet + grasses
Metadata · Catnum 221595
Date24 Apr 1921
LocalityNashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
CollectorSharp, Vernon H.; Jr.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeC
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “8 days”)
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest SupportOsage Orange tree
Nest Materialsleaves, bark, grasses
Nest Settingby roadway
Nest Notesplaced in crotch of tree
HeaderCollection of VERNON H. SHARP, Jr., Nashville, Tenn.
Further DetailsAVO-1566 | 56/4
✦ Anecdote
The nest materials include millet, which is unusual as millet is typically a cultivated grain crop rather than natural nesting material commonly used by cardinals.