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Nest located 8 ft high in crotch of limb of 20 ft oak tree at interface of pinewoods and sage/scrub oak habitat on dry hillside. Nest found on 15 June with three eggs. Whole egg weights: #1: 6.267 g; #2: 6.637 g; #3: 6.542 g.
Date16 Jun 1993
LocalityLee Vining, Mono, CA, USA
Coordinates37.928, -119.1539 ↗ map
CollectorKiff, Lloyd F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typeb
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “Small embryos”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bird flushed from nest.”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportcrotch of limb of oak tree
Nest Settinginterface of pinewoods and sage/scrub oak habitat on dry hillside
Nest Notes20 ft oak tree, nest found on 15 June with three eggs, whole egg weights recorded for all three eggs
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Further Details761a | 671

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