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Situation 3 1/2 ft. up in little cedar on bank. Eggs deposited in nest of leaves, stems, and grass. 2 sitting on 2 fresh eggs and one badly incubated. Collected near creek bottom and close to winding road. Found 1/4 @ Towhee 100 ft. away. Cafe Rogers along.
Date29 Apr 1923
LocalityBoyd's Creek, Barren, Kentucky, USA
CollectorNot recorded
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeC
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “one badly incubated”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height1.07 m (3.5 feet)
Nest Supportlittle cedar
Nest Materialsleaves, stems, grass
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingon bank, near creek bottom, close to winding road
Nest Notes2 sitting on 2 fresh eggs and one badly incubated. Found 1/4 @ Towhee 100 ft. away. Cafe Rogers along.
Further Details23-2

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