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Nest of sticks, lined with fine rootlets, 5 feet up in large thicket of wild thorn apple trees along country gravel road. Too dark to see bird well. Nest taken.
Date16 Jun 1942
LocalityLa Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA
CollectorKnoblock, Byron W.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportwild thorn apple trees
Nest Materialssticks
Nest Liningfine rootlets
Nest Settinglarge thicket of wild thorn apple trees along country gravel road
Nest NotesToo dark to see bird well. Nest taken.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF BYRON W. KNOBLOCK LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS
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