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4 1/2 ft. up in greenbrier tangle. Loosely made of fine tendrils, weed stems, dry leaves & bark strips, lined thickly with rootlets. In a big swamp.
Date27 May 1904
LocalityWest Palmyra, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “2 fi; 1 begun”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “by the birds”)
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest Supportgreenbrier tangle
Nest Materialsfine tendrils, weed stems, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningrootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbig swamp
Nest NotesLoosely made nest construction
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER
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