Field Notes · Catnum 8985 · score 2 — low uncertainty
Reference Tobari Bay Nest: On Tobari Bay in heavy mangrove associations near the north end of Tobari Island. A cup of grass stems and roots set six feet above the marsh in an ash mangrove.
Metadata · Catnum 8985
Date12 Jun 1930
LocalitySonora, Mexico
Coordinates27.09, -110.0 ↗ map
CollectorBancroft, Griffing
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “started”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportash mangrove
Nest Materialsgrass stems, roots
Near Waterabove water
Nest Settingheavy mangrove associations near the north end of Tobari Island
Nest NotesCup-shaped nest set above the marsh
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION GRIFFING BANCROFT AND GRIFFING BANCROFT, JR. SAN DIEGO - CALIFORNIA
Further Details30.60I
✦ Anecdote
This Northern Cardinal nest is located in mangrove habitat in what appears to be Mexico (Tobari Bay), which is unusual as this represents the extreme southern edge of the species' range in coastal mangrove ecosystems.