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About 6' up in slender leafy portions of small mesquite tree.
Date19 May 1954
LocalityTucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
Coordinates32.176967, -110.874503 ↗ map
CollectorQuigley, Raymond J.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen Typeb
Incubationslight (transcribed as “small embryos”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Supportmesquite tree
Nest Settingslender leafy portions of small mesquite tree
Nest Notesnot collected, 9 flushed
Further Detailsnot collected | 9 flushed | 16-54
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because 9 birds were flushed from a single Cardinal nest, which is far more than the typical 2-4 eggs in a Cardinal clutch, suggesting either multiple broods using the same nest or an extraordinary communal nesting situation.

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