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Female on nest. Nest situated 9 feet up in tangle of Japanese honeysuckle vines on a spur in lonely tree row in field. Tested slightly. Compactly made of weed stalks and strips, grass stems and bended and mud, lined thickly with grass blades.
Date11 May 1909
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “Half Incubated”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest SupportJapanese honeysuckle vines
Nest Materialsweed stalks, strips, grass stems, mud
Nest Lininggrass blades
Nest Settingtangle of Japanese honeysuckle vines on a spur in lonely tree row in field
Nest NotesFemale on nest. Tested slightly. Compactly made.
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