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Nest composed of sticks, weed stems, rootlets and lined with rootlets and strips of bark. Placed in a wild gooseberry bush about 2 feet from the ground. Best Nesting Period May. Abundance Very Common.
Date29 May 1933
LocalityBureau, Bureau, Illinois, USA
CollectorBlocher, Arthur
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Catbird on nest”)
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest Supportwild gooseberry bush
Nest Materialssticks, weed stems, rootlets
Nest Liningrootlets, strips of bark
Nest NotesBest Nesting Period May. Abundance Very Common.
HeaderARTHUR BLOCHER Amboy, Illinois Oological Collector
Further Details226, 230 | a-35

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