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Nest unlined on 23d ult. Situated six feet up in thin honeysuckle vine tangle upon a spicebush 8 ft. high, ten feet of at top of a brushy tree-lined roadside (Pine) back by a field & completely well hidden. Small, neatly made of weed and grass stems, grape vine bark strips, & lined thickly with rootlets; deeply cupped.
Date05 Jun 1928
LocalityFox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.071519, -75.079542 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “all fresh”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Saw female at nest”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supporthoneysuckle vine tangle upon a spicebush
Nest Materialsweed stems, grass stems, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Settingbrushy tree-lined roadside, ten feet off at top, back by a field
Nest NotesSmall, neatly made, deeply cupped, completely well hidden. Spicebush was 8 ft. high. Location at Pine and Susquehanna roads.
Further Details(Pine and Susquehanna roads) | 200/4

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