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Thirty inches from the ground in a clump of hazel brush. Composed of dry oat leaves, strips of white birch bark and fine sticks. Lined with Savanna grass and weed bark. 3 1/4 inch by 2 3/4 deep.
Date24 May 1888
LocalityLee, Iowa, USA
CollectorCurrier, Edmunde S.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Female on nest”)
Nest Height0.76 m (30 inches)
Nest Supportclump of hazel brush
Nest Materialsdry oat leaves, strips of white birch bark, fine sticks
Nest LiningSavanna grass, weed bark
Nest NotesNest dimensions: 3 1/4 inch by 2 3/4 deep.
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