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Nest built 4 to 6 feet up in dense closely grown clump of Spiraea bushes 8 ft. by 4 ft. completely hidden, in thicket of acanthus. Small, loosely made of vine tendrils, grasses, weed strips, and vine stems, lined thickly with fine vine tendrils; well cupped.
Date31 May 1937
LocalityFox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.072287, -75.068988 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.52 m (4 to 6 feet)
Nest SupportSpiraea bushes
Nest Materialsvine tendrils, grasses, weed strips, vine stems
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingdense closely grown clump of Spiraea bushes 8 ft. by 4 ft., thicket of acanthus
Nest Notescompletely hidden, small, loosely made, well cupped
HeaderFresh
Further DetailsLow Nest | 160/3

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