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Nest 14 feet up in a small pin oak tree, one of clump of five big trees in field near Cottman road, placed upon a horizontal bough three inches thick against the third trunk. Compactly built and deeply cupped; made of weed stems and strips, grass stems and blades, and mud, lined thickly with fine grass blades.
Date14 May 1929
LocalityCottman Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.050999, -75.066023 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Birds seen”)
Nest Height4.27 m (14 feet)
Nest Supporthorizontal bough three inches thick against the third trunk of a pin oak tree
Nest Materialsweed stems and strips, grass stems and blades, mud
Nest Liningfine grass blades
Nest Settingclump of five big trees in field near Cottman road
Nest NotesCompactly built and deeply cupped
Further DetailsBertrand St. and | 761 | 225/4

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