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Nest empty on 21st inst. Situated 7 feet up in a dense-like mass of honeysuckle vines 5 feet in diameter on a wild cherry sprout in a thicket beside a path, and well hidden. Large wool cuffed and well built, composed of grass stems, fine vine stems, four dead tree leaves and a thin layer of grape vine bark strips, lined thinly with fine vine tendrils.
Date06 May 1922
LocalityTorresdale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.057092, -75.002899 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationtwo thirds (transcribed as “Two-thirds Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supporthoneysuckle vines
Nest Materialsgrass stems, fine vine stems, four dead tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingdense-like mass of honeysuckle vines 5 feet in diameter on a wild cherry sprout in a thicket beside a path
Nest NotesNest empty on 21st inst. Well hidden. Large wool cuffed and well built.
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