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Nest in thicket in bushy meadow, 5 ft up in a hawthorn sprout 8 ft. high in triple crotch, & well hidden. Loosely made of many white weed stalks, dead leaves, weed strips & lined thickly with brown rootlets, well cupped & of average size.
Date04 Aug 1928
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.038134, -75.019711 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Birds seen”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supporthawthorn sprout
Nest Materialswhite weed stalks, dead leaves, weed strips
Nest Liningbrown rootlets
Nest Settingthicket in bushy meadow
Nest NotesLocated 5 ft up in a hawthorn sprout 8 ft high in triple crotch, well hidden. Loosely made and well cupped, of average size.
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