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7½ ft up in dense tangle of black creeper vines on edge bushes in thicket. Loosely made of twigs grasses, several dry leaves & bark strips, lined thickly with fine rootlets.
Date29 Jun 1909
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationone third
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “by flushed female”)
Nest Height2.29 m (7.5 feet)
Nest Supportdense tangle of black creeper vines
Nest Materialstwigs, grasses, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningfine rootlets
Nest Settingedge bushes in thicket
Nest NotesLoosely constructed nest located on edge of thicket area
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER 2285
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