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3' up in red cedar bush in thicket. Loosely made of grass stems, stalks, dry leaves & weed strips & fibers, lined thickly with black rootlets.
Date19 May 1906
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.074109, -75.027505 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “by the birds”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportred cedar bush
Nest Materialsgrass stems, stalks, dry leaves, weed strips, fibers
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingthicket
Nest NotesLoosely made and lined thickly with black rootlets
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER
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