Field Notes · Catnum 221604 · score 9 — moderate uncertainty
Situated 4 yds from camp, of thick honeysuckle vines four feet high, in border of a wood, completely hidden. Lovely made of grass & vine stems, dry leaves & lined thickly with fine root tendrils & of average size. Harry Harrison and William Jay with me. First set of eggs I have ever taken in Va.
Metadata · Catnum 221604
Date29 Apr 1923
LocalityNorthampton, Virginia, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeC
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “♀ flushed from nest”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportthick honeysuckle vines
Nest Materialsgrass, vine stems, dry leaves
Nest Liningfine root tendrils
Nest Settingborder of a wood
Nest NotesSituated 4 yards from camp, completely hidden, lovely made and of average size. Harry Harrison and William Jay present during collection.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Further Details30
✦ Anecdote
This represents the collector's first Northern Cardinal egg set taken in Virginia, making it a personally significant milestone for this oologist.