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Nest 10 feet from ground in a 15 foot Wild Cherry sapling covered with greenbrier vines, built in a crotch, in a hedge row; well hidden by foliage. Compactly made of coarse grass stems, grass blades and mud lined thickly with dry grasses; large and deeply cupped. Locality since occupied by buildings; all farmland when nest was found. 11/10/36.
Date24 Jun 1916
LocalityCottman Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0481294, -75.0690651 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “Half incubated”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Birds seen”)
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest SupportWild Cherry sapling
Nest Materialscoarse grass stems, grass blades, mud
Nest Liningdry grasses
Nest Settinghedge row covered with greenbrier vines
Nest NotesNest built in a crotch, well hidden by foliage. Compactly made, large and deeply cupped. Locality since occupied by buildings; all farmland when nest was found.
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