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Nest situated 5½ feet up in mass of half dead & living honeysuckle vines 18 inches thick and 4 feet long depending from a wild cherry sapling in bushes, being the same in field; fondly hidden. Loosely made of fine grass stems, vine stems & a thick layer of grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with fine yellowish vine tendrils; of normal size and well shaped.
Date23 Apr 1932
LocalityMount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height1.68 m (5.5 feet)
Nest Supporthoneysuckle vines
Nest Materialsfine grass stems, vine stems, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine yellowish vine tendrils
Nest Settingmass of half dead & living honeysuckle vines depending from a wild cherry sapling in bushes
Nest NotesNest fondly hidden in thick mass of vines 18 inches thick and 4 feet long. Loosely made and of normal size and well shaped.
Further DetailsBirds seen | 146/3

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