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Nest placed 8 ft. up in tall clump of blackberry bushes in bushy, brier field along creek, adjoining a woods. Loosely made of twigs, grass & vine stems, dead leaves & bark strips of Vitis; lined thickly with black rootlets. Well cupped & completely hidden in thick briars.
Date11 Jun 1912
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.094074, -75.042399 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “one half”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Birds seen”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supporttall clump of blackberry bushes
Nest Materialstwigs, grass, vine stems, dead leaves, bark strips of Vitis
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbushy, brier field along creek, adjoining a woods
Nest NotesLoosely made, well cupped and completely hidden in thick briars
HeaderCOLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.
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