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Nest just 5 feet up in the clump of dewberry brambles 7 feet high, in thicket near bottom of a wooded creek bluff, well hidden. Well made of twigs, grass, stems, dead tree leaves and grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with fine rootlets.
Date23 May 1915
LocalityNorth Pennsville, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportclump of dewberry brambles
Nest Materialstwigs, grass, stems, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingthicket near bottom of a wooded creek bluff
Nest Noteswell hidden, well made, lined thickly with fine rootlets
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