Field Notes · Catnum 71710 · Typed card
Nest of weed stems, cedar bark and a large piece of snake skin; lined lightly with grass and a few rootlets. Located about 8 feet up on a small lateral branch, against the main trunk of a bushy sycamore tree, which grew in a dry creek bed. The female flushed.
Metadata · Catnum 71710
Date04 Jun 1921
LocalitySan Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
Coordinates29.6555337, -98.6928166 ↗ map
CollectorQuillin, Roy W.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “About one-half.”)
Identificationflushed
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportsmall lateral branch against main trunk of bushy sycamore tree
Nest Materialsweed stems, cedar bark, large piece of snake skin
Nest Lininggrass, rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingdry creek bed
Nest NotesThe female flushed.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ROY QUILLIN
Further DetailsPrivate No. 757 | 9/3 N
✦ Anecdote
This nest is notable for incorporating a large piece of snake skin as a structural material, which is an unusual construction element for Northern Cardinals.