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Situated 30 inches up in clump of blueberry brambles, meter high and as thick, thus hidden, in brushy brook (Pine). Side-bush 10 feet high, near a wood. Neatly cupped, well made of twigs, weed and grass stems, some dead leaves and grape vine bark strips. Lined thickly with brown rootlets.
Date15 Jun 1926
LocalityFox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.071519, -75.079542 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “started”)
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height0.76 m (30 inches)
Nest Supportclump of blueberry brambles
Nest Materialstwigs, weed stems, grass stems, dead leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningbrown rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbrushy brook area near a wood
Nest NotesWell hidden in meter high and thick brambles, side-bush 10 feet high. Neatly cupped and well made.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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