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Nest made of twigs and paper lined with hair, nest placed in cedar bush.
Date02 May 1900
LocalityAustin, Travis, Texas, USA
CollectorSchutze, Adolph E.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeC
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “Shure”)
Nest Supportcedar bush
Nest Materialstwigs, paper
Nest Lininghair
HeaderOological Collection of Adolf Schutze, Austin, Travis County, Texas.
Further Details1325 | 4-Feb
✦ Anecdote
The nest construction includes paper as a structural material, which is unusual for Northern Cardinal nests that typically use natural materials like twigs, grass, and bark.

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