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Unique Nesting Site of Say's Phoebe

Authors
W. L. Burnett
Journal
Condor
Volume
2
Issue
4 (July-August)
Year
1900
Pages
89
Section
Echoes from the Field
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Unique Nesting Site of Say’s Phoebe.

A friend of mine residing near the foothills west of this city reports a curious instance of the nesting of Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya). Sitting in an old shed he has a hawk mounted with wings spread, and on the shoulders of the bird, between the spreading wings, a pair of phoebes have built their nest and laid the usual number of white eggs.

W. L. BURNETT

Fort Collins, Colo., May 21, 1900.

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