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4 1/2 ft in crotch of alders in swamp. Loosely made of sticks, vine tendrils, grass stems, dry leaves & bark strips, lined thickly with buff-colored rootlets.
Date27 May 1906
LocalityWest Palmyra, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “by flushed female”)
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest Supportcrotch of alders
Nest Materialssticks, vine tendrils, grass stems, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningbuff-colored rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingswamp
Nest NotesLoosely made nest lined thickly with buff-colored rootlets
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER
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