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Placed in an alder tree, twelve feet made of coarse grass, mud, lined with fine sheep sorindm a brush lot an town limits.
Date28 May 1902
LocalityEureka, Humboldt, CA, USA
Coordinates40.782507, -124.1459995 ↗ map
CollectorDavis, John M.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “Begun”)
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “Sure”)
Nest Height3.66 m (12 feet)
Nest Supportalder tree
Nest Materialscoarse grass, mud
Nest Liningfine sheep sorindm
Nest Settingbrush lot on town limits
HeaderOological Collection of John M. Davis, Eureka, California
Further Detailsb
✦ Anecdote
The nest lining material is described as 'fine sheep sorindm' which appears to be a transcription error or unusual term, possibly meaning sheep's wool or a similar material.

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