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Nest: 4 ft up in mistletoe in mesquite tree 30 ft from river. We were camping out on the river on vacation. Nest of grass and weed stems, a few skeleton leaves and old grass, used no outside bark and few horsehair.
Date05 Jun 1954
LocalityJunction, Kimble, Texas, USA
Coordinates30.494199, -99.6352474 ↗ map
CollectorNyc, Fred F.; Jr.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “2 days on last egg”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “observed daily 3 days”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportmistletoe in mesquite tree
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, skeleton leaves, old grass
Nest Lininghorsehair
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingmesquite tree near river
Nest NotesFound while camping on vacation, 30 feet from river, used no outside bark and few horsehair
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF FRED F. NYC, JR.
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