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Nest empty on 2nd visit. Situated 6 feet up in small spruce 7 1/2 feet high, spruce bunched around bottom and upright branches, midway of these limbs in bushy mass, at bottom of twigs and well hidden. Composed of vine tendrils, weed stalks, long grass stems, dead tree leaves and bark strips lined thickly with grass and few vine tendrils. Of average size.
Date09 Jun 1919
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “Started”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportsmall spruce
Nest Materialsvine tendrils, weed stalks, long grass stems, dead tree leaves, bark strips
Nest Lininggrass, vine tendrils
Nest Settingspruce bunched around bottom and upright branches, midway of these limbs in bushy mass
Nest NotesNest empty on 2nd visit. Well hidden at bottom of twigs. Of average size.
HeaderBird on Nest
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