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Nest of large roots and heavy grass, lined with fine dark rootlets. 6 ft. up in grove of thorn apple trees, along gravel country road. Nest taken.
Date02 Jun 1943
LocalityLa Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA
CollectorKnoblock, Byron W.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportthorn apple trees
Nest Materialslarge roots, heavy grass
Nest Liningfine dark rootlets
Nest Settinggrove of thorn apple trees along gravel country road
Nest NotesNest taken
HeaderOological Collection of Byron W. Knoblock, La Grange, Illinois
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