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Nest of grass lined with fine grass, 4 ft. up in Northern Spruce tree about 8 ft. tall, nest taken.
Date31 May 1948
LocalityQuincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
CollectorKnoblock, Byron W.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “SURE”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest SupportNorthern Spruce tree
Nest Materialsgrass
Nest Liningfine grass
Nest Notesnest taken, tree about 8 feet tall
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF BYRON W. KNOBLOCK LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS
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