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Found a Cedar Waxwing's nest on the tip of a Maple limb about 15 or 18 feet above the ground. Could not get to it. It was in plain sight. The old ones perched closeby and called. Went on around the river bank. As I stepped out from in under a willow a Mourning Dove sat on a dead limb above me, She flew off. I saw a few twigs where she was and climbed up. A rather large limb had split off but still
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hung on. It formed a little hollow 3 or 4 inches deep. The nest was in there. It contained 2 snowwhite eggs it was about 10 feet from the ground,
Went on back to the marsh. Scared up a young Meadowlark but could not catch it.
Saw a young Red-wing. It could fly well. Caught one as it sat on some grass.
Underparts grey streaked with cream-buff; upper parts black, feathers tipped with buff; head black