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Diameter, outside 4 x 4 1/2 inside 3. Depth, outside 3 inside 1 3/4. Composed of mud, stems, lined fine grass stems. Situated in a wild rose bush in a thicket.
Date09 Jun 1896
LocalityGolden City, Barton, Missouri, USA
CollectorCoulter, Geo M.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationcommenced
Identificationunknown
Nest Supportwild rose bush
Nest Materialsmud, stems
Nest Liningfine grass stems
Nest Settingthicket
Nest NotesDiameter, outside 4 x 4 1/2 inside 3. Depth, outside 3 inside 1 3/4.
Further Details420
✦ Anecdote
The nest construction is unusual for Northern Cardinals as it includes mud as a primary structural material, which is atypical for this species that normally builds with twigs, bark strips, and grasses without mud.

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