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Nest 10 feet up in a 25 foot pear tree in orchard, placed upon 1/2" thick horizontal branch beside 8" thick trunk outlining 4" of an upright branch 4" thick. Composed mostly of wood and grass stems, grass blades mud, densely lined with fine grass blades deeply cupped.
Date07 May 1929
LocalityMayfair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03697, -75.052973 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “7 flushed off”)
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportpear tree
Nest Materialswood, grass stems, grass blades, mud
Nest Liningfine grass blades
Nest Settingorchard
Nest NotesPlaced upon 1/2 inch thick horizontal branch beside 8 inch thick trunk outlining 4 inches of an upright branch 4 inches thick. Densely lined and deeply cupped.
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