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Nest built 7 1/2 feet from the ground in thick clump of tall blueberry brambles in a thicket and well hidden. Lovely made of twigs, vine stems, weed strips and fibers, grass stalks, dry tree leaves and grape vine bark strips lined thinly with brown rootlets.
Date25 May 1906
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height2.29 m (7.5 feet)
Nest Supportthick clump of tall blueberry brambles
Nest Materialstwigs, vine stems, weed strips, fibers, grass stalks, dry tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningbrown rootlets
Nest Settingthicket
Nest Noteswell hidden, lovely made, lined thinly
Further Details5-Feb

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