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11 ft. up in vine covered oak sapling in thicket. Well made of few twigs, grass stems, dry leaves & bark strips, thickly lined with black rootlets.
Date25 May 1903
LocalityNewport, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Coordinates39.7136, -75.6097 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “all slight”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “by flushed bird”)
Nest Height3.35 m (11 feet)
Nest Supportvine covered oak sapling
Nest Materialsfew twigs, grass stems, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingthicket
Nest NotesWell made nest, thickly lined
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller
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