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NAME - Blue Jay A.Q.U.NO. - 4-77 



(Cyanocitta cristata) 



DATE - April 29, 1933 

 NO.- $ 



INCUBATION - Fresh 



1.12 x 0.80 1.10 x 0.81 



SIZES - 1.13 x 0.81 1.12 x 0.81 



SITUATION - In a large (Diam. approx. 3ft.) 



American Hemlock, about 50 ft. from the ground 

 and supported against the tree trunk by two 

 small limbs was this bird's nest. The Hemlock 

 was.; about 20 ft. up the north bank above the 

 water on Powell's River across from Bullitt 

 Park in Big Stone Gap, Va. 



The female was on the nest and 

 allowed me to come quite close before she flew 



The nest was rather bulky and 

 was composed of small sticks and twigs, pieces 

 of newspaper and even some twine. It was lined 

 with small dark brown and black rootlets. It 

 contained four fresh , olive-green eggs so 

 heavily splotched with darker green as to 

 almost obscure the numerous small dots of 

 black. 



Dimensions of this nest were 

 roughly as follows: 



Outside diam. 8-10" Inside Diam. 31?" 

 Height k" " Depth 2|" 



