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Collected by Richard F. Miller. Nest built six feet up in dense clump of Orange Blossom (in clump 10 ft high and as thick) in center of an unbroken field & completely hidden. Large and well made of sticks, grass stems, grape vine bark strips & lined thickly with fine rootlets; well cupped.
Date21 May 1936
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0480514, -75.0345612 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly incubated”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest SupportOrange Blossom
Nest Materialssticks, grass stems, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine rootlets
Nest Settingdense clump of Orange Blossom in center of unbroken field
Nest NotesNest completely hidden in clump 10 feet high and thick. Large and well made, well cupped. Collected by Richard F. Miller.
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