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Nest placed 4 1/2 feet up in a thickly foliaged Nannyberry bush 8 ft. high, upon an oblique branch between 3 others: in thicket of bushes by creek; well hidden. Small, well crafted, well made of hempen (as exterior) weed fibers, fine weed stems, grass stems & grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with very fine vine tendrils.
Date02 May 1929
LocalityColwick, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Bird, seen”)
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest SupportNannyberry bush
Nest Materialshempen weed fibers, fine weed stems, grass stems, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningvery fine vine tendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingthicket of bushes by creek
Nest NotesNest placed upon an oblique branch between 3 others in 8 ft. high bush, well hidden, small and well crafted
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