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Situated four feet up in a thick clump of blackberry brambles six feet high, well hidden in a bramble thicket in a hollow, near a road. Large, well made of weed stalks, twigs, grass, stems, dry tree leaves, wood and bark strips, lined thickly with black rootlets; well cupped.
Date27 May 1930
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0483635, -75.0419641 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “started”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “female seen”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportblackberry brambles
Nest Materialsweed stalks, twigs, grass, stems, dry tree leaves, wood, bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingthick clump of blackberry brambles six feet high, well hidden in a bramble thicket in a hollow, near a road
Nest NotesLarge, well made nest, well cupped
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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