. Birds of New York. Birds. 518 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM The nest of the Wood thrush is commonly placed in a sapling or on the limb of a tree at a height of from 8 to 30 feet from the ground. It resembles considerably the nest of the Robin. The exterior is composed of leaves, and weed stalks and within these a wall of mud or rotten wood is commonly placed. The lining consists mostly of fine dark rootlets and. Wood thrush's nest and eggs Photo by Ralph S. Paddock a few grass leaves. The eggs are 3 to 5 in number, usually 4, greenish blue in color, like those of the Robin, and average by .71 i
. Birds of New York. Birds. 518 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM The nest of the Wood thrush is commonly placed in a sapling or on the limb of a tree at a height of from 8 to 30 feet from the ground. It resembles considerably the nest of the Robin. The exterior is composed of leaves, and weed stalks and within these a wall of mud or rotten wood is commonly placed. The lining consists mostly of fine dark rootlets and. Wood thrush's nest and eggs Photo by Ralph S. Paddock a few grass leaves. The eggs are 3 to 5 in number, usually 4, greenish blue in color, like those of the Robin, and average by .71 inches in dimensions. They are usually laid from the 17th to the 30th of May, but later sets are frequently found as late as June 25 and the loth of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Eaton, Elon Howard, 1866-1934; Noyes, Nicholas H. fmo. Albany, University of the State of New York
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