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Nest was old mockingbirds & lined 2 ft from ground in thorn tree
Date21 May 1898
LocalityRussellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
CollectorClark, Roy
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typec
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown (transcribed as “Bird”)
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest Supportthorn tree
Nest NotesNest was old mockingbirds
Further Details4-Nov
✦ Anecdote
This record describes a Gray Catbird using an old Northern Mockingbird nest, which is unusual as catbirds typically build their own nests from scratch.

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