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Composed of leaves, weeds and grape vine bark; lined with vine tendrils. Built 8 feet above the ground, resting on some horizontal grape vine stalks, in a sapling which grew on "hump" of ground; at the base of a high steep hillside which was well covered with medium sized trees. Beside a small "lane" and close to the creek. S.S. Dickey. James Carter was with me.
Date21 Apr 1906
LocalityWaynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.898168, -80.186349 ↗ map
CollectorDickey, Samuel S.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Female flushed”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supporthorizontal grape vine stalks in a sapling
Nest Materialsleaves, weeds, grape vine bark
Nest Liningvine tendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingsapling growing on hump of ground at base of high steep hillside covered with medium sized trees, beside small lane
Nest NotesS.S. Dickey collected with James Carter accompanying him.
HeaderCOLLECTION OF S. S. DICKEY, WAYNESBURG, PA.
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