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Placed 12' up in possum snag, vines and poplar in wood, against the trunk. Rather well made of twigs, dry leaves & bark strips, with a thick lining of rootlets.
Date25 May 1909
LocalityPensauken, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “by the birds”)
Nest Height3.66 m (12 feet)
Nest Supportpossum snag
Nest Materialstwigs, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Settingwood, vines and poplar
Nest NotesRather well made, placed against the trunk with thick lining
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller 2155
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