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Nest in an orchard of big trees by empty farm house, 7 feet up in a large apple tree, in crotch of thick trunk & on upright branch. Compactly made of few weed stems, grasses and much lined densely with soft grasses; well cupped.
Date29 Apr 1929
LocalityTacony, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.021075, -75.050866 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “♀ flushed off”)
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supportapple tree, in crotch of thick trunk and on upright branch
Nest Materialsfew weed stems, grasses
Nest Liningsoft grasses
Nest Settingorchard of big trees by empty farm house
Nest NotesCompactly made and densely lined, well cupped
Further DetailsMAYFAIR | Knorr st. west ½ sq from Rowland Av | 761 | 221/4

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