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♀ on nest. N. Chatohlah woods. Situated in thick woods on hillside amid considerable undergrowth. Nest 9' up in almost horizontally leaning cedar sapling. Nest composed of leaves, weed & grass stems & cedar bark, lined with coarse yellow rootlets.
Date04 May 1918
LocalityChatolah Woods, Tennessee, USA
CollectorGanier, A.F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “4 days”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supportcedar sapling
Nest Materialsleaves, weed stems, grass stems, cedar bark
Nest Liningcoarse yellow rootlets
Nest Settingthick woods on hillside amid considerable undergrowth
Nest NotesNest situated in almost horizontally leaning cedar sapling in N. Chatohlah woods
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