Field Notes · Catnum 221720 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
5' up in myrtle bush. Mass. Twigs, grass, paper, lined with fine grass.
Metadata · Catnum 221720
Date05 Jun 1908
LocalityFlorida, USA
CollectorBaynard, Oscar E.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportmyrtle bush
Nest Materialstwigs, grass, paper
Nest Liningfine grass
HeaderCollection of Oscar E. Baynard.
Further DetailsCollected under Section 3760, General Statutes of the State of Florida. | 3-Jan
✦ Anecdote
This record is notable for including paper as a nest construction material, which is unusual for Northern Cardinals and suggests the nest was built in a human-influenced environment.