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Nest was situated 2 feet up in a raspberry bush on a bushy hillside, placed between a crotch and hidden by the foliage of surrounding bushes. Bulky and loosely put together. Made of several twigs, grass and weed stems and stalks, dry leaves, and weed and bark strips, lined thickly with black and brown rootlets.
Date30 May 1907
LocalityCrescentville, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typec
Incubationslight
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “by angry female”)
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest Supportraspberry bush
Nest Materialstwigs, grass, weed stems, stalks, dry leaves, weed strips, bark strips
Nest Liningblack rootlets, brown rootlets
Nest Settingbushy hillside
Nest NotesNest placed between a crotch and hidden by foliage of surrounding bushes. Bulky and loosely put together. Lined thickly with rootlets.
Further Details1599/4

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