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Near Tobari Bay on Ciani Island. Nest set three feet above the ground on the outside of a low thick bush.
Date11 Jun 1930
LocalitySonora, Mexico
Coordinates27.054388, -109.967096 ↗ map
CollectorBancroft, Griffing
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “birds about nest”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportlow thick bush
Near Waternear water
Nest NotesLocated on Ciani Island near Tobari Bay, positioned on the outside of the bush
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION GRIFFING BANCROFT AND GRIFFING BANCROFT, JR. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Further Details9955 | 30.55I
✦ Anecdote
This Northern Cardinal nest was found on Ciani Island near Tobari Bay, which appears to be in Mexico, well outside the typical range of Northern Cardinals and representing an unusual geographic location for this species.

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