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9 feet up in a dense willow thicket. The rather bulky nest made of grass and weed stems and lined with fine grass and horse hair. Female flushed.
Date11 Jun 1931
LocalityPeru, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
CollectorGriffee, W.E.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supportwillow thicket
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems
Nest Liningfine grass, horse hair
Nest Settingdense willow thicket
Nest NotesRather bulky nest construction. Female flushed from nest.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF WILLET E. GRIFFEE
Further Details1.3.31

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