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Placed 16 ft. up in thin Yellow Birch in the thicket of these spouts on river meadows, upon twigs & shoots beside trunk. Of coarse grass stems & stalks & mud compactly put together & lined thickly with dry grasses. Size 5"x3 3/4"; 4"x2". Found empty on the 18 inst.
Date22 May 1911
LocalityBridesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.999077, -75.071257 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive
Nest Height4.88 m (16 feet)
Nest SupportYellow Birch
Nest Materialscoarse grass stems, stalks, mud
Nest Liningdry grasses
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingthicket of Yellow Birch spouts on river meadows
Nest NotesPlaced upon twigs and shoots beside trunk. Compactly put together. Size 5"x3 3/4"; 4"x2". Found empty on the 18th.
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, Penna.
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