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Nest 8 feet from ground in a sassafras about thickly covered with honeysuckle vine, upon a horizontal branch, well hidden by nodules along gross find. Large and deeply cupped, compactly made of grasses, weed strips, and mud. Lined thinly with dry grass blades.
Date12 May 1920
LocalityAmbler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.156802, -75.220738 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Two days incubated.”)
Identificationpositive
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportsassafras
Nest Materialsgrasses, weed strips, mud
Nest Liningdry grass blades
Nest Settingsassafras thickly covered with honeysuckle vine
Nest NotesUpon a horizontal branch, well hidden by nodules along gross find. Large and deeply cupped, compactly made. Lined thinly.
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