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Mts. of twigs & rootlets placed in an alcha tree close to water
Date19 May 1892
LocalityCalhoun, Michigan, USA
CollectorNot recorded
Eggs in Set5
Specimen Typec
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest Supportalcha tree
Nest Materialstwigs, rootlets
Near Waternear water
HeaderFrom Oological Collection of E. ARNOLD, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.
Further Details64/5
✦ Anecdote
The nest is described as being placed in an 'alcha tree', which appears to be an unusual or possibly misidentified tree species name not commonly found in ornithological literature.

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