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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 1.08 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 

 July. 



