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In a tangled mass of branches in a wild plum tree, 5 ft. from the ground. Composed of plant twigs, weed stems, dead leaves and coarse grasses with a lining of black fibrous rootlets. Birds not at home.
Date25 Jun 1901
LocalityAlgona, Kossuth, Iowa, USA
CollectorBingaman, W. H.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “0-1-1-1”)
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “well known”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportwild plum tree
Nest Materialsplant twigs, weed stems, dead leaves, coarse grasses
Nest Liningblack fibrous rootlets
Nest Settingtangled mass of branches
Nest NotesBirds not at home.
Further Details1245 4. | 1245/4

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