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5 1/4 feet above ground in a thickly-foliaged cedar about 10 feet high standing alone in field near a vacant cabin, near a woods, and completely hidden upon several branches against the trunk. Size 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"; 2 3/4" x 1 1/2" in depth. Loosely made of fine vine stems and grape vine tendrils, and lined thickly with green colored rootlets.
Date01 May 1955
LocalityCenterton, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubater”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.6 m (5.25 feet)
Nest Supportcedar
Nest Materialsfine vine stems, grape vine tendrils
Nest Lininggreen colored rootlets
Nest Settingthickly-foliaged cedar about 10 feet high standing alone in field near a vacant cabin, near woods
Nest NotesCompletely hidden upon several branches against the trunk. Nest size 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"; 2 3/4" x 1 1/2" in depth. Loosely made.
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