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Placed 8 ft up in crotch in top of elder in clump of bushes in swamp. Loosely made of grass stems, several dead leaves and grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with very fine yellowish grass rootlets.
Date05 Jun 1913
LocalityWest Palmyra, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “by bird on nest”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportelder
Nest Materialsgrass stems, dead leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine yellowish grass rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingclump of bushes in swamp
Nest NotesPlaced in crotch in top of elder, loosely constructed, lined thickly
HeaderCOLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.
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