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6 ft. up in greenbrier tangle at edge of wood. Weeds, grass stems, dry leaves & some bark strips loosely put together & lined thickly with black rootlets.
Date29 May 1905
LocalityTorresdale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.057092, -75.002899 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “birds seen”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportgreenbrier tangle
Nest Materialsweeds, grass stems, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingedge of wood
Nest NotesLoosely put together structure lined thickly with black rootlets
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER
Further Details4/5/2003

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