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21 June Jayson
Finch
Nest # 2
ht above ground = 4"
outer dimension: 6" Wide,
3½" height
bowl 3" W.
2¼ deep
contents 1 young about
ready to fly.
constructed of same
materials nest 1
Lining of finer grass
blades.
11 yds from nest 1
built almost on the
ground in the dead
blade portion of a
clump of Eragrostis
26 June Jayson Finch
Nest # 3 (Found on 20 June)
(nees - no eggs)
# above ground 15"
outside dim. W 4½ x 5"
H 2"
bowl 2½ W
2¼ D
side of E. clump
hidden to view by
both dead & live overhanging
blades.