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Placed 3 yards up in dense greenbrier tangle on edge of a road and fairly hidden. It held the same number 3 days ago. Lined with grass and weed stems, grape vine bark strips and several dry tree leaves, lined thickly with fine vine tendrils.
Date26 Apr 1924
LocalityMount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.048166, -75.198305 ↗ map
CollectorJay, William
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeE
Incubationtwo thirds (transcribed as “two-thirds advanced”)
Identificationpositive
Nest Height2.74 m (3 yards)
Nest Supportdense greenbrier tangle
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, grape vine bark strips, dry tree leaves
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingedge of a road
Nest NotesFairly hidden. Held the same number 3 days ago.
HeaderOological Collection of Richard F. Miller, Philadelphia, Pa.
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