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In a thick clump of thickly grown Carolina poplar saplings 20 ft. high out in large land field, thoroughly two other nests within a hundred yards. Bushes yard from ground in a triple crotch. Compactly made of grass and weed stems, grass blades & mud. Lined densely with fine grass blades. Eggs small.
Date11 May 1934
LocalityHarrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.012084, -75.11216 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “first”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “birds seen; 4 in nest”)
Nest Height6.1 m (20 feet)
Nest Supporttriple crotch of Carolina poplar saplings
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, grass blades, mud
Nest Liningfine grass blades
Nest Settingthickly grown clump of Carolina poplar saplings in large land field
Nest Notes4 eggs in nest, eggs described as small, two other nests within a hundred yards
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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