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Nest placed 24 feet up in Willow tree in grove of same, in junction of limb 4 inches thick and the thick trunk (8 inches). Compactly made nest of some weed stems, grasses and mud, thickly lined with fine, soft dry grasses.
Date11 May 1916
LocalityWissinoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0174758, -75.0539804 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “Incubation well advanced about one half.”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Bird seen.”)
Nest Height7.32 m (24 feet)
Nest SupportWillow tree
Nest Materialsweed stems, grasses, mud
Nest Liningfine, soft dry grasses
Nest Settinggrove of Willow trees
Nest NotesNest placed in junction of 4-inch thick limb and 8-inch thick trunk. Compactly made.
HeaderOölogical Collection of Richard F. Miller.
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