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Built outer upon thick clump of blackberry brambles five feet high and 4 feet thick, in a bushy field, hidden by grape vines that cover the briars. Lovely society inside, twinkling grasses and strips of grape vine bark, bound thinly with five vine tendrils; of average size.
Date28 Jun 1926
LocalityGermantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.031619, -75.176151 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “one half”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “female seen”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportthick clump of blackberry brambles
Nest Materialsgrasses, strips of grape vine bark, vine tendrils
Nest Lininggrasses
Nest Settingbushy field, hidden by grape vines that cover the briars
Nest NotesBuilt outer upon thick clump of blackberry brambles 4 feet thick, lovely society inside, twinkling grasses and strips of grape vine bark, bound thinly with five vine tendrils, of average size
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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