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Nest of leaves and grape-vine bark, lined with fine grass. Two feet above the ground on slanting brier in clump of same in woods in hollow. Old bird evidently killed numerous feathers on nest. Egg cold.
Date26 May 1898
LocalityWaynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.898168, -80.186349 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, Warren
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight
Identificationunknown
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest Supportslanting brier
Nest Materialsleaves, grape-vine bark
Nest Liningfine grass
Nest Settingclump of briers in woods in hollow
Nest NotesOld bird evidently killed numerous feathers on nest. Egg cold.
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs, Waynesburg, PA
Further Details24/3
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because it mentions that the old bird was evidently killed, with numerous feathers found on the nest, and the egg was cold when discovered.

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