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Situated about twenty feet above ground in large Red Cedar along lane - nest in double fork of trunk. Nest of weed stalks, grasses and mud, lined with fine dry grasses & sat closely and flew off with usual Robin chatter. Birds from Pt. Lookout are very typical of this form.
Date02 May 1926
LocalityPoint Lookout, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
CollectorHarlow, Richard C.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “hard embryos”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “typical breeding form”)
Nest Height6.1 m (20 feet)
Nest SupportRed Cedar
Nest Materialsweed stalks, grasses, mud
Nest Liningfine dry grasses
Nest Settingalong lane
Nest NotesNest situated in double fork of trunk. Bird sat closely and flew off with usual Robin chatter. Birds from Pt. Lookout are very typical of this form.
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