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URN:catalog:ICE:TRBL:1745

May 18, 2008 - 11:04pm — egraves
Observer: 
Howard Cogswell
Location: 
Fairmount Park
Data Source: 
Breeding status, distribution, and habitat associations of the Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) 1859-1989.
Observation Date: 
1951-04-06
Best Estimate for Number of Birds Observed: 
50
Type of Estimate: 
Visual and Untimed
Precision of Estimate: 
Unknown
Singing: 
Yes
Carrying Nest Material: 
Yes

Observed about 35 singing males and a number of females, one which held nesting material in her bill for more than five minutes. Doubt that tricolors would actually nest in this heavily used city park.