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Nest in a bushy hillside along creek, 4 feet from the ground, built in a thin clump of blackberry brambles six feet tall, loosely "attached" and well hidden by foliage. Loosely constructed, of usual size, well made of grass and vine stems, and thin layers of dead tree leaves and grape vine bark, lined thinly with fine vine tendrils.
Date21 Jun 1920
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0427127, -75.0157535 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Birds seen on nest”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportblackberry brambles
Nest Materialsgrass, vine stems, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbushy hillside along creek
Nest NotesLoosely attached and well hidden by foliage in a thin clump of blackberry brambles six feet tall. Loosely constructed, of usual size, well made.
Further Details* Hawthorne and Zervick Streets. | 80/3

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