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Nest placed 4 1/2 ft. up in a tangle of greenbriers in a thicket. A second set. Bulky nest, loosely made of twigs, brier stems, dry leaves and bark strips in thin alternate layers, and thickly lined with black rootlets.
Date02 Jul 1904
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.094074, -75.042399 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest Supporttangle of greenbriers
Nest Materialstwigs, brier stems, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingthicket
Nest NotesA second set. Bulky nest, loosely made in thin alternate layers, and thickly lined.
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