Field Notes · Catnum 67121 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
5 ft up in "Chaparral" made of weed stems, paper, and few grasses with quite an unusual amount of "Coach whip" snake shell lined with rootlets
Metadata · Catnum 67121
Date13 Apr 1940
LocalityAustin, Travis, Texas, USA
Coordinates30.298281, -97.8892552 ↗ map
CollectorNyc, Fred F.; Jr.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typeb
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “bird observed”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest SupportChaparral
Nest Materialsweed stems, paper, grasses
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest SettingChaparral
Nest NotesUnusual amount of Coach whip snake shell incorporated into nest structure
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF FRED F. NYC, JR.
Further DetailsE. S. COOMBS, 233 WASHINGTON ST., MALDEN, MASS. | N/3
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual for containing "quite an unusual amount of Coach whip snake shell" as a construction material, which is not typical nesting material for Northern Cardinals.