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7 feet from ground in a 12 foot red maple, practically covered with wild grape vines, was the nest in a wood at Krewstown, completely hidden. Composed of many twigs, grass stems, few dry tree leaves, and a third layer of grape vine bark strips, lined with fine black rootlets, well cupped and of average size.
Date02 Jul 1919
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.079465, -75.051789 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “saw bird & nest”)
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supportred maple
Nest Materialstwigs, grass stems, dry tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine black rootlets
Nest Settingwood at Krewstown, practically covered with wild grape vines
Nest Notes12 foot red maple, completely hidden, well cupped and of average size
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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