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Made of dry leaves, grass, twigs, lined with fine grass. Placed in large forks of thorn tree, ten feet from ground. Nesting tree was in small open grove of mixed trees near small stream.
Date06 Aug 1968
LocalityWaterloo, Ontario, Canada
CollectorPickering, Robert
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportthorn tree
Nest Materialsdry leaves, grass, twigs
Nest Liningfine grass
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingsmall open grove of mixed trees
Nest NotesPlaced in large forks of thorn tree in small open grove of mixed trees near small stream
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ROBERT PICKERING Waterloo Ont.
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