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Held same + eggs on N.E. at inst. situated 6 feet up in a dense tangle of greenbriers depending from bushes in a belt of trees along creek, well hidden. Well made of weed stalks, grasses, tree leaves and grape vine bark strips, the whole lined with brown rootlets; deeply cupped.
Date25 May 1926
LocalityPensauken, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationone third (transcribed as “me. third”)
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportdense tangle of greenbriers depending from bushes
Nest Materialsweed stalks, grasses, tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningbrown rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbelt of trees along creek
Nest NotesWell hidden, well made, deeply cupped
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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