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3 ft. up in clump of blackberry briers along edge of wood. Made loosely of sticks, weed & grass stems & stalks, dry leaves & bark strips, lined thickly with black rootlets.
Date31 May 1907
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.031952, -75.105994 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “fresh, trace in 2”)
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “pristine”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportclump of blackberry briers
Nest Materialssticks, weed stems, grass stems, stalks, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingalong edge of wood
Nest NotesMade loosely with thick lining of black rootlets
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller
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