Field Notes · Catnum 71711 · Typed card
Nest of weed tops, coarse grass, pieces of corn stalks, cedar bark and leaves; lined with grass stems and rootlets. A typical loosely-built structure, which was badly battered by the recent heavy rains. Located 5 feet up in a thick thorny bush which grew in an open growth of mesquite and bushes. The female was in the bush, but not on the wet nest.
Metadata · Catnum 71711
Date18 Jun 1927
LocalitySan Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
Coordinates29.3938888, -98.493345 ↗ map
CollectorQuillin, Roy W.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “Begun”)
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportthick thorny bush
Nest Materialsweed tops, coarse grass, pieces of corn stalks, cedar bark, leaves
Nest Lininggrass stems, rootlets
Nest Settingopen growth of mesquite and bushes
Nest NotesA typical loosely-built structure, which was badly battered by the recent heavy rains. The female was in the bush, but not on the wet nest.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ROY QUILLIN
Further DetailsPrivate No. 2451 | 2451/3
✦ Anecdote
The nest was badly damaged by heavy rains and the female cardinal was observed in the bush but notably not on her wet, battered nest, suggesting weather disruption of normal nesting behavior.