Field Notes · Catnum 84656 · Typed card
Nest unusually compactly made of weed stems, pieces of vines, leaves, corn shucks and weed tops; lined with fine grass. Located 6 feet up in a cluster of twigs on a large branch of a mesquite tree, which grew in an open growth of the same. Female flushed, raised quite a fuss.
Metadata · Catnum 84656
Date09 Jun 1923
LocalitySan Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
Coordinates29.6189339, -98.493345 ↗ map
CollectorQuillin, Roy W.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight
Identificationflushed
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportcluster of twigs on a large branch of a mesquite tree
Nest Materialsweed stems, pieces of vines, leaves, corn shucks, weed tops
Nest Liningfine grass
Nest Settingopen growth of mesquite trees
Nest NotesFemale flushed, raised quite a fuss.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ROY QUILLIN
Further Details1316/n4
✦ Anecdote
The collector specifically notes that the nest was "unusually compactly made," suggesting this Cardinal nest was more tightly constructed than typically observed for the species.