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About 4 1/2 feet up in a clump of thick blackberry brambles 6 feet high, in border of wood (by field), loosely situated, built slightly. Small and poorly built, made of fine vines, grass, weed stems, grape vine bark strips. Lined with four cherry leaves, dried. Thickly with four brownish-bluish rose tendrils, deeply cupped.
Date20 May 1927
LocalityBurholme, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.060614, -75.077131 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “by 9 flushed from nest”)
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest Supportclump of thick blackberry brambles
Nest Materialsfine vines, grass, weed stems, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfour cherry leaves, dried, four brownish-bluish rose tendrils
Nest Settingborder of wood by field
Nest Notes6 feet high brambles, loosely situated, built slightly, small and poorly built, deeply cupped
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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