Field Notes · Catnum 33154 · score 1 — low uncertainty
A loose structure settled among branches of a dead bush in dense woods. Nest of beggar tick weed stems and leaves lined with fine grasses and weed stems. A nest found in this same wood on May 2 1929 held 3 pipped eggs. One bird had its bill through shell. This is unusually early. Nest in a similar location.
Metadata · Catnum 33154
Date16 May 1929
LocalityPayne, Paulding, Ohio, USA
CollectorPrice, Homer F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Female seen on nest”)
Nest Supportbranches of a dead bush
Nest Materialsbeggar tick weed stems and leaves
Nest Liningfine grasses and weed stems
Nest Settingdense woods
Nest NotesA loose structure. A nest found in this same wood on May 2 1929 held 3 pipped eggs. One bird had its bill through shell. This is unusually early. Nest in a similar location.
HeaderHomer F. Price, Payne, Ohio.
Further DetailsNo. 33154 | 1
✦ Anecdote
The collector notes finding pipped eggs (with chicks breaking through shells) on May 2, 1929, which they describe as unusually early for Northern Cardinals.