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Nesting of the Gray Flycatcher in Oregon

Authors
Alexander Walker
Journal
Condor
Volume
16
Issue
2 (March-April)
Year
1914
Pages
94
Section
From Field and Study
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Nesting of the Gray Flycatcher in Oregon

June 7, 1913, I collected a nest and three eggs of the Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax griseus) on the juniper flat, at the north of Pauline Mountains, Crook County, Oregon. The parent bird was taken with the nest, and identified by Mr. H. C. Oberholser and Mr. Joseph Grinnell. The eggs were creamy white, and were but slightly incubated. Data reads as follows: Nest composed of small dead weed stems, plant down, hair, shreds of sage-brush bark and some grasses, quilted together and lined with wool and fine feathers. Situated in the crotch of a sage-bush, on a sage and juniper flat. Nest about two feet above the ground. Female bird incubating.

ALEXANDER WALKER

Mulino, Oregon

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