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Found when Apr. 14th. Placed 5 1/2 feet up in a willow in the sandy marsh bottom of large R.R. embankment near park. Nest lined with weed, made of grass weed stems, weed strip, swamp lined thickly with dry grasses.
Date07 May 1919
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.999411, -75.086806 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “by parent”)
Nest Height1.68 m (5.5 feet)
Nest Supportwillow
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, weed strip
Nest Liningdry grasses
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingsandy marsh bottom of large R.R. embankment near park
Nest NotesFound April 14th in willow tree in marsh area near railroad embankment and park
HeaderCOLLECTION OF ERNEST A. BUTLER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.
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