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Nest held 3 eggs on 13th. In bushy border (field) of road on side hill, near top 11 feet from ground, built in a dense mass of honeysuckle vines (many dead) 24 inches thick, on a black cherry sapling and well hidden. Small, deeply cupped, loosely made of grasses, vine tendrils, grape vine bark strips (thin layers), and lined thickly with fine vine tendrils.
Date16 May 1928
LocalityRowlandville, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.019414, -75.105695 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height3.35 m (11 feet)
Nest Supportblack cherry sapling
Nest Materialsgrasses, vine tendrils, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingbushy border of road on side hill, dense mass of honeysuckle vines
Nest NotesNest held 3 eggs on 13th. Well hidden in dense mass of honeysuckle vines 24 inches thick, many dead vines. Small, deeply cupped, loosely made.
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