Field Notes · Catnum 86635 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Nest of twigs & wool in bunches of sage brush near town off fence guard
Metadata · Catnum 86635
Date10 Apr 1902
LocalityBrownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
Coordinates25.9540565, -97.4742175 ↗ map
CollectorArmstrong, Frank B.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “Ours”)
Nest Supportbunches of sage brush
Nest Materialstwigs, wool
Nest Settingnear town off fence guard
Further Details4094 | 4-Mar
✦ Anecdote
This Northern Cardinal nest is unusual for being found in sage brush habitat, as cardinals typically nest in dense shrubs or thickets in more wooded or suburban areas rather than sagebrush ecosystems.