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Nest examined on the 8th. Situated 6 feet up in thick high-bush blueberry bush 8 feet tall, on a brushy wooded hillside, by a swamp well hidden. Loosely made of vine and grass stems, fine rootlets and thin layer of grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with fine vine tendrils. Deeply cupped and of normal size.
Date17 May 1928
LocalityPensauken, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “♀ Seen”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supporthigh-bush blueberry bush
Nest Materialsvine stems, grass stems, fine rootlets, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbrushy wooded hillside
Nest Notes8 feet tall blueberry bush, well hidden, loosely made, deeply cupped and of normal size
HeaderFresh
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