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Nest of leaves, weeds and corn blades, lined with blackish stems. Placed in "saw-brush" 4 feet up, and in edge of locust grove on border of meadow along small stream. Bird flushed from nest. One foot below this nest was another of same species about ½ completed.
Date19 May 1895
LocalityGreene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.866324, -80.198515 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, J. Warren
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportsaw-brush
Nest Materialsleaves, weeds, corn blades
Nest Liningblackish stems
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingedge of locust grove on border of meadow
Nest NotesOne foot below this nest was another of same species about ½ completed.
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs, Waynesburg, PA
Further Details4-Sep
✦ Anecdote
This record is notable for documenting two Gray Catbird nests in extremely close proximity, with a second nest of the same species found just one foot below the primary nest, suggesting either territorial overlap or perhaps the same pair building multiple nests.

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