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Nest of sticks on one of the large limbs of small tree, thirty feet up. Near town about 6 ft from ground.
Date28 Apr 1892
LocalityBrownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
Coordinates25.9540565, -97.4742175 ↗ map
CollectorArmstrong, Frank B.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportlarge limb of small tree
Nest Materialssticks
Nest Settingnear town
HeaderFrom the Collection of F. B. ARMSTRONG, Brownsville, Texas.
Further Details32/4
✦ Anecdote
The field notes contain a confusing height discrepancy, stating the nest was both 'thirty feet up' and 'about 6 ft from ground' simultaneously.

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