Bird and shooting notes, v4473
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thin brown bark so much used by this bird in constructing first part of nest. Placed on the foliace of two. chaging sprigs. Tore it down thinking at first it was an old nest. 190 6/17. C. B. Towhrr. 2 fresh eggs, found in oak over Terns. storeroom, by Billy & Tommy. Left them. Kids didn't? 191) 6/14 L. Set. 15 ft up in oak over by tennis. Inaccessible without a ladder. 192) 6/17. Same. 15 ft in oak over long berry briars. Tommy climbed for it 5 birds just out to 2 eggs about chipped. 193) 6/17, Same. 20 ft. up on end of hor. zontal limb oak of on corner of path from stable to shell road. 194) 6/17. Cal. S. Shar. 3 fresh eggs. 3 ft. from ground, on a small briar- clump in middle of owl briars N. of owl oak. Saw bird slide off. #159 was described for this, & #160 was last year's. Have looked for years for (evidently) this pair's nest around this clump. 23/ C 3N 94 195) Spurred Towhrr. 6/17 2 ft. from