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Nest placed six feet up in dead green brier tangle among sprouts in sprouty thicket in field bordering woodland high ground. Small and loosely constructed, but well made and deeply cupped; composed of mixed balsam of old vine stems, dead leaves & wild grape vine bark strips, lined with fine vine stems.
Date03 Jun 1916
LocalityGermantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.02759, -75.193002 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “1 me fresh, me 2 and one 4 days started”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Flushed from nest”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportdead green brier tangle
Nest Materialsold vine stems, dead leaves, wild grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine stems
Nest Settingsprouts in sprouty thicket in field bordering woodland high ground
Nest NotesSmall and loosely constructed, but well made and deeply cupped
HeaderA.O.U. No. 593
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