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Nest 5' up in wild grape tangle in wood. Loosely made of grass stems & stalks, vine tendrils, dry leaves & bark strips, lined thickly with black rootlets.
Date12 May 1906
LocalityCrescentville, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.04444, -75.10139 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “by the female”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportwild grape tangle
Nest Materialsgrass stems, stalks, vine tendrils, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingwood
Nest NotesLoosely made nest structure
HeaderCollection of R. F. Miller
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