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Nest located 6 ft. high in clump of multiflora roses. Usual cup of slender sticks and rootlets with outer shell of dead leaves (not collected). Location was at edge of brushy pasture.
Date12 May 1982
LocalityBuffalo, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
CollectorKiff, Lloyd F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “Fresh; 4”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Female flushed from nest”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportclump of multiflora roses
Nest Materialsslender sticks, rootlets, dead leaves
Nest Settingedge of brushy pasture
Nest NotesUsual cup construction with outer shell of dead leaves, nest not collected
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