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Nest situated 4 feet up in a clump of 3 closely grown white oak sprouts 6 ft high (one 9 ft high counting dead top), in a thicket, upon a dead branch and covered with dead leaves. Large deeply cupped, substantially made of grass, weed and vine stems, a layer of 19 thin leaves (beech?) 2 in. thick, a thin layer of grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with weed and vine tendrils.
Date26 Jun 1937
LocalityCenterton, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportdead branch in a clump of 3 closely grown white oak sprouts
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, vine stems, beech leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningweed tendrils, vine tendrils
Nest Settingthicket with white oak sprouts 6 ft high, covered with dead leaves
Nest NotesLarge deeply cupped nest, substantially made with a layer of 19 thin leaves 2 in. thick and a thin layer of grape vine bark strips
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