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Collected by Richard F. Miller Turner E. McMullen with me. Nest placed 3 feet up in thick Greenbrier tangle at bottom of low brier bank containing few trees and bushes, along creek, well hidden. Of normal size and well cupped; loosely made of vine stems, a few dead leaves and layer of wild grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with reddish stems of a species of wild vine.
Date23 Apr 1916
LocalityS. Pensauken Creek, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “one fresh & 2 started”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Saw ? on nest”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest SupportGreenbrier tangle
Nest Materialsvine stems, dead leaves, wild grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningreddish stems of wild vine species
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbottom of low brier bank containing few trees and bushes, along creek
Nest NotesWell hidden, normal size and well cupped, loosely made
Further Details62/3

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