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Of green weed stems lined with roots placed two feet up in a small Elderberry bush in a creek bottom. One egg taken in collecting box.
Date18 May 1953
LocalitySanta Cruz, Arizona, USA
Coordinates31.479223, -110.919742 ↗ map
CollectorHall, Edward M.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “certain”)
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest SupportElderberry bush
Nest Materialsgreen weed stems
Nest Liningroots
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingcreek bottom
Nest NotesOne egg taken in collecting box.
Further DetailsData No. 176 | 1/3/1953

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