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Nest placed about 9 feet up on horizontal "branches" of wild grape vines entwining alder bush in thicket along Wissinoming Creek, close to the wooden enclosed large water pipes, fairly well hidden for a robin's nest. Compactly made of weed and grass stems and mud, lined thickly with soft, dry stems.
Date11 May 1916
LocalityWissinoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0169335, -75.0563192 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “by bird on nest”)
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supporthorizontal branches of wild grape vines entwining alder bush
Nest Materialsweed stems, grass stems, mud
Nest Liningsoft dry stems
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingthicket along Wissinoming Creek
Nest Notesclose to the wooden enclosed large water pipes, fairly well hidden for a robin's nest, compactly made
HeaderOölogical Collection of Richard F. Miller.
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