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Placed 4 1/2 feet up in dense green honeysuckle nine meter high on thicket along creek. Well wooded & mixed trees, dead leaves, & grapevine bush strips. Lined thickly with fine yellowish vine-twine.
Date04 May 1919
LocalityGloucester, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest Supportdense green honeysuckle
Nest Materialsdead leaves, grapevine bush strips
Nest Liningfine yellowish vine-twine
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingthicket along creek, well wooded with mixed trees
HeaderCollection of Ernest A. Butler, Philadelphia, Penna.
Further Details72/3
✦ Anecdote
The field notes contain an unusual measurement inconsistency, describing the nest as 4.5 feet up in honeysuckle that is recorded as nine meters high, which would make the honeysuckle nearly 30 feet tall - exceptionally large for this vine species.

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