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Nest in willow thicket, more substantial than usual, and with less coarse material, being more like a wood thrush. Copied from the notes of E.S. Currier.
Date26 May 1895
LocalityDe Moines River, Lee, Iowa, USA
CollectorCurrier, Edmunde S.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “just begun”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Supportwillow
Nest Settingwillow thicket
Nest NotesMore substantial than usual, and with less coarse material, being more like a wood thrush
HeaderWESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY OOLOGICAL COLLECTION
Further DetailsE/5
✦ Anecdote
This Gray Catbird nest was noted as being unusually well-constructed, resembling a Wood Thrush nest rather than the typical coarse construction expected for this species.

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