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Was examined on the 25th inst, placed meter up in thick clump of Beachberry bushes five feet high in edge of woods where bushes and briars grew thickly, making ground and well hidden. Composed of fine twigs, roots, grass and weed stems, dead leaves and grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with black rootlets; of average size, well built and deeply cupped.
Date31 May 1925
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.066111, -75.051622 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “saw female on nest”)
Nest Height1.0 m (1 meter)
Nest Supportthick clump of Beachberry bushes
Nest Materialsfine twigs, roots, grass, weed stems, dead leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingedge of woods where bushes and briars grew thickly
Nest NotesFive feet high bushes, making ground well hidden. Of average size, well built and deeply cupped.
HeaderOological Collection of Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, Pa.
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