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Deserted about 9 ft up in willow tree at bottom of long railroad embankment along marsh, placed 1 foot on a horizontal limb across a crotch. Composed of grass and mud, and lined thickly with dry grasses.
Date14 Jun 1918
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.998768, -75.086558 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeE
Incubationinfertile
Identificationpositive
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supportwillow tree
Nest Materialsgrass, mud
Nest Liningdry grasses
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbottom of long railroad embankment along marsh
Nest NotesDeserted nest placed 1 foot on a horizontal limb across a crotch
HeaderCOLLECTION OF ERNEST A. BUTLER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.
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