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Situation: About five feet up in a young pine tree. Composition: Of plant stems, grape vine bark and dried leaves, lined with brownish plant stems and grass.
Date19 May 1889
LocalityCenterville Township, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
CollectorJamison, Harry K.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Female started from the nest & both birds seen near it.”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportyoung pine tree
Nest Materialsplant stems, grape vine bark, dried leaves
Nest Liningbrownish plant stems, grass
Further Details42

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