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Nest in red cedar along roadside, 15 feet from the ground, placed between a crotch and well hidden by the dark green foliage. Large and well built; compactly made of grass and weed stems and stalks and much mud, lined thickly with dry grass. No material like anywhere through considerable of it was used in construction.
Date30 Apr 1901
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “certain”)
Nest Height4.57 m (15 feet)
Nest Supportred cedar
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, stalks, mud
Nest Liningdry grass
Nest Settingalong roadside
Nest NotesPlaced between a crotch and well hidden by the dark green foliage. Large and well built; compactly made.
Further Details3-Jul

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