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Placed 4' above ground in small elm tree in creek bottom. Made of fine rootlets and weed stems. Egg absolutely unique in heavy markings. Two days before nest contained 3 eggs. Today all three eggs were on ground, 2 smashed & this one injured by cowbird pecks. One cowbird egg on ground also.
Date01 May 1919
LocalityTulsa, Oklahoma, USA
CollectorPemberton, John R.
Eggs in Set1
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “First”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bird flushed 3 days before”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportsmall elm tree
Nest Materialsfine rootlets, weed stems
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingcreek bottom
Nest NotesEgg absolutely unique in heavy markings. Two days before nest contained 3 eggs. Today all three eggs were on ground, 2 smashed & this one injured by cowbird pecks. One cowbird egg on ground also.
HeaderJOHN R. PEMBERTON, LOUISVILLE, KY.
Further Details922
✦ Anecdote
This record documents a parasitized Northern Cardinal nest that was destroyed, likely by cowbirds, with all eggs found on the ground damaged or destroyed along with a cowbird egg, representing nest failure due to brood parasitism.

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