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Situated 5 feet up in thick honeysuckle vines upon a six foot Wild Cherry. Found in upper edge of bushy hillside in part below most of the higher more open wooded area, well hidden. Weed, nodes of twigs, grass, wound stems, dry leaves and bark strips. Lined thinly with rootlets of normal size.
Date29 May 1934
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.038134, -75.019711 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationone third
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “Parent March”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supporthoneysuckle vines
Nest Materialsweeds, nodes of twigs, grass, wound stems, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Settingupper edge of bushy hillside in part below most of the higher more open wooded area
Nest NotesNest situated upon a six foot Wild Cherry tree, lined thinly with rootlets of normal size
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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