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Placed 3 ft up in a clump of thick blackberry bushes at edge of swamp. Well made of brier stems, twigs, dry leaves & bark strips, with a thick lining of rootlets.
Date24 May 1909
LocalityWestville, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “by the bird”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportclump of thick blackberry bushes
Nest Materialsbrier stems, twigs, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningrootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingedge of swamp
Nest NotesWell made nest construction noted
HeaderCOLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER
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