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Color blue, about 3 feet above ground in a small of bushes and weed stems.
Date20 Apr 1940
LocalityAustin, Travis, Texas, USA
Coordinates30.298281, -97.8892552 ↗ map
CollectorNyc, Fred F.; Jr.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “Regular”)
Identificationflushed
Nest Supportbushes and weed stems
Nest Settingbushes and weed stems
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF Brenham, Texas
Further DetailsF. N. 46 | 3-Feb
✦ Anecdote
The description mentions the egg color as blue, which is unusual since Northern Cardinal eggs are typically whitish or pale blue-gray with brown or purple markings, not simply blue.

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