Field Notes · Catnum 57340 · Typed card
Of whole leaves and pieces of newspaper and weed stems lined with fine grass in rhododendron thicket in fork of rhododendron bush 4 feet from ground on mountain side about 5 miles southeast of Piney Creek, N. C.
Metadata · Catnum 57340
Date15 May 1934
LocalityPiney Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
CollectorHarllee, H.L.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportfork of rhododendron bush
Nest Materialswhole leaves, pieces of newspaper, weed stems
Nest Liningfine grass
Nest Settingrhododendron thicket on mountain side about 5 miles southeast of Piney Creek, N. C.
HeaderFrom the Oological Department of the Harllee Collections of Natural History
Further Details4-Nov
✦ Anecdote
This nest is notable for incorporating pieces of newspaper as construction material, which represents an interesting example of birds adapting human-made materials into their nest building.