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In a big yellow willow tree in meadow, 13 feet from the ground, placed beside trunk upon a thick horizontal limb, about a foot underneath a broad and thick branch. It was empty 7 days ago. Composed of weed strips, grasses and mud, lined thickly with fine, soft dry grasses; deeply cupped and of normal size.
Date09 May 1923
LocalityGwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.20167, -75.25556 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “positive - No birds about”)
Nest Height3.96 m (13 feet)
Nest Supportbig yellow willow tree
Nest Materialsweed strips, grasses, mud
Nest Liningfine, soft dry grasses
Nest Settingmeadow
Nest NotesPlaced beside trunk upon a thick horizontal limb, about a foot underneath a broad and thick branch. It was empty 7 days ago. Deeply cupped and of normal size.
HeaderOological Collection of Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, Pa.
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