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Nest placed 3' up in thick wild rose bushes in bushy swamp. Made largely of twigs, vine tendrils, grass blades & dry leaves, lined thickly with finer vine tendrils.
Date05 Jun 1909
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “by flushed female”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportwild rose bushes
Nest Materialstwigs, vine tendrils, grass blades, dry leaves
Nest Liningfiner vine tendrils
Nest Settingthick wild rose bushes in bushy swamp
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER 2203
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