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9 feet up in a wild cherry sapling beyond barn and hen runs, about 5 ft out upon a drooping bough upon crotch at end. Large, compactly made of weed and grass stems, sweet and thick pieces of white string, weed stalks and mud. Lined sturdily with soft, dry grass blades.
Date15 May 1919
LocalityFish House, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “female seen on nest”)
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supportwild cherry sapling
Nest Materialsweed and grass stems, white string, weed stalks, mud
Nest Liningsoft, dry grass blades
Nest Settingbeyond barn and hen runs
Nest NotesLarge, compactly made nest located about 5 ft out upon a drooping bough upon crotch at end
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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