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Nest in a thick double fork in a wild cherry tree, 5 feet from the ground, in a hedgerow in field. Composed mostly of weed stems, grasses and mud, and lined densely with grass blades. No birds about.
Date17 May 1909
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportwild cherry tree
Nest Materialsweed stems, grasses, mud
Nest Lininggrass blades
Nest Settinghedgerow in field
Nest NotesNest in a thick double fork. No birds about.
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