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5' up in clump of blackberry bushes on hillside. Of twigs, grass blades, stems, dry leaves & bark strips. Loosely put together & thickly lined with fine rootlets.
Date26 May 1900
LocalitySandiford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.066068, -75.078336 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “begun”)
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportclump of blackberry bushes
Nest Materialstwigs, grass blades, stems, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningfine rootlets
Nest Settinghillside
Nest NotesLoosely put together & thickly lined
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller
Further Details3-Mar

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