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9 feet up in red cedar tree, one of several of roadside, placed beside trunk (6.8" thick) in junction of it and a thick branch. It was empty 5 days ago. Compactly built, deeply cupped and of normal size, made of weeds, grasses and mud, lined thickly with dry grasses. There was a Purple Grackle's nest with egg higher up in the same tree.
Date20 Apr 1921
LocalityFranklinville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.17944, -75.27806 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “abnt two days.”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “by female on nest.”)
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supportred cedar tree
Nest Materialsweeds, grasses, mud
Nest Liningdry grasses
Nest Settingroadside red cedar trees
Nest NotesPlaced beside trunk (6.8" thick) in junction of it and a thick branch. It was empty 5 days ago. Compactly built, deeply cupped and of normal size. There was a Purple Grackle's nest with egg higher up in the same tree.
HeaderOological Collection of Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, Pa.
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