Field Notes · Catnum 28100 · Typed card
Of large pieces of paper and fine weed stems lined with fine grass in pine bush 6 feet up on edge of swamp woods of Jeffries Creek about one-half mile of Florence, S. C.
Metadata · Catnum 28100
Date28 May 1933
LocalityFlorence, Florence, South Carolina, USA
CollectorHarllee, H.L.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “About 50%”)
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportpine bush
Nest Materialslarge pieces of paper, fine weed stems
Nest Liningfine grass
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingedge of swamp woods of Jeffries Creek
Nest NotesLocated about one-half mile of Florence, S.C.
HeaderFrom the Oological Department of the Harllee Collections of Natural History
Further Details4-Nov
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual because it was constructed with large pieces of paper as a primary building material, which is uncommon for Northern Cardinals that typically use twigs, bark strips, and other natural materials.