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Placed 4 ft up in dense greenbrier & alder bush in border of a alder swamp, by creek, well hidden. Well made of grass stems & barks, weed stalks, few dead leaves & grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with brownish-yellow rootlets; well cupped.
Date31 May 1914
LocalityWest Palmyra, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “fresh; 1 started”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “by birds”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportdense greenbrier & alder bush
Nest Materialsgrass stems, barks, weed stalks, dead leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningbrownish-yellow rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingborder of a alder swamp
Nest Noteswell hidden, well made, well cupped
HeaderCOLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.
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