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Nest of stems and straws with small walls lined with fine grass blades was situated in a small Red Cedar in my old orchard about seven feet up.
Date22 May 1897
LocalityOld Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
CollectorClark, John N.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeC
Incubationslight
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “J. seen on nest”)
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest SupportRed Cedar
Nest MaterialsStems, Straws
Nest Liningfine grass blades
Nest Settingold orchard
Nest NotesNest had small walls and was situated in a small Red Cedar tree.
HeaderSmithsonian New No. 761
Further Details761-2

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