▁his ▁bill , ▁drew ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁female ▁and ▁stretch ed ▁his ▁head ▁and ▁neck ▁up ▁vert ically ▁to ▁full ▁extent ▁while ▁looking ▁at ▁her ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁somewhat ▁ere cted ▁fe athers ▁of ▁the ▁neck ▁appeared ▁sparse . ▁He ▁directly ▁mounted ▁the ▁cr ouch ing ▁female ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁seconds ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁birds ▁then ▁fle w ▁together ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁the ▁male ▁still ▁holding ▁the ▁food ▁in ▁his ▁bill . ▁Once ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁the ▁male ▁passed ▁the ▁food ▁to ▁the ▁female , ▁who ▁took ▁and ▁sw allowed ▁it . ▁Both ▁birds ▁then ▁fle w ▁off ▁together . ▁The ▁bre eding ▁season ▁is ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁March . ▁ ▁N est ▁Sp otted ▁cat bird s ▁build ▁a ▁nest ▁instead ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁b ower . ▁Only ▁females ▁build ▁the ▁nest . ▁N est ing ▁begins ▁in ▁September ▁when ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁temper atures ▁increase . ▁The ▁nest ▁is ▁about ▁nine ▁inches ▁w ided ▁and ▁six ▁to ▁eight ▁inches ▁deep . ▁The ▁egg ▁cav ity ▁in ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁inches ▁wide ▁and ▁three ▁inches ▁deep . ▁The ▁nest ▁foundation ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁st icks ▁and ▁tw igs ▁around ▁a ▁lower ▁nest ▁cup . ▁The ▁bow l ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁medium - s ized ▁dry ▁leaves , ▁leaf ▁ske let ons ▁and ▁v ine ▁tend r ils . ▁In ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁bow l , ▁decay ing ▁wood ▁pul p ▁is ▁arranged ▁with ▁pieces ▁of ▁mud ▁or ▁cl ay . ▁The ▁nest ▁egg ▁cup ▁l ining