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Eggs fresh. Birds both seen and heard. Nest 4 ft. up in some low bushes near river, composed of coarse weeds, coarse grass and rushes and lined with fine grass.
Date30 May 1900
LocalityPalmyra, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
CollectorPennington, L.H.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportlow bushes
Nest Materialscoarse weeds, coarse grass, rushes
Nest Liningfine grass
Near Waternear water
Further Details4-Jan

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