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6 ft. up in many forked elder crotch at edge of a clump of these bushes. Lovely made of twigs, dry leaves & bark strips. Lined thickly fine rootlets & sand, etc.
Date29 Jun 1909
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “slight in all”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “by the scolding birds”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportmany forked elder crotch
Nest Materialstwigs, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningfine rootlets, sand
Nest Settingedge of a clump of elder bushes
Nest NotesLovely construction with thick lining
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER 2286
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