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Nest in willow tree 3 ft. up by roadside. Built of sticks, coarse weeds, feathers and leaves, then a thick layer of coarse bark stripping mostly of dead willows, nicely lined with shreds colored roots.
Date05 Jun 1900
LocalityMerton, Steele, Minnesota, USA
CollectorSpringer, Edward W.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “birds seen”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportwillow tree
Nest Materialssticks, coarse weeds, feathers, leaves, coarse bark stripping of dead willows
Nest Liningshreds colored roots
Nest Settingroadside
HeaderFROM THE OOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF EDW. W. SPRINGER, OWATONNA, MINNESOTA.
Further DetailsNo. 275 | 15/4

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