Field Notes · Catnum 8983 · score 0 — low uncertainty
Taken. A rather bulky nest of twigs graduating to fine grass stalks in the inside of the cup. Set in outer branches of a large mesquite four feet above the ground on Tobari Island.
Metadata · Catnum 8983
Date28 Apr 1930
LocalitySonora, Mexico
Coordinates27.09, -110.0 ↗ map
CollectorBancroft, Griffing
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “Started”)
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “from both birds”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportouter branches of a large mesquite
Nest Materialstwigs
Nest Liningfine grass stalks
Nest SettingTobari Island
Nest NotesRather bulky nest construction with materials graduating from coarse to fine from outside to inside of cup. Nest was taken.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION GRIFFING BANCROFT AND GRIFFING BANCROFT, JR. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Further Details30/90F
✦ Anecdote
This Northern Cardinal nest was collected on Tobari Island, which is notable as cardinals are not typically found on islands and this represents an unusual geographic location for the species.