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On Ciari Island in Tobari Bay - small poorly built nest set near the tip of a green brier three feet above the ground - both birds about the nest.
Date30 Apr 1930
LocalityTobari Bay, Sonora, Mexico
CollectorBancroft, Griffing
Eggs in Set1
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “certain”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportgreen brier
Near Waternear water
Nest SettingCiari Island in Tobari Bay
Nest NotesSmall poorly built nest set near the tip of a green brier, both birds about the nest
HeaderOological Collection
Further Details9698 | 9698
✦ Anecdote
This Northern Cardinal nest was found on Ciari Island in Tobari Bay, which is well outside the typical range for this species, as Northern Cardinals are not known to occur in coastal Mexico where Tobari Bay is located.

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