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12 ft. up in clump of greenbrier along edge of a wood, loosely attached. Loosely made of grass stalks, dry leaves & bark strips, lined with yellowish grass stems.
Date25 Apr 1906
LocalityTorresdale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.057092, -75.002899 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “by female on nest”)
Nest Height3.66 m (12 feet)
Nest Supportclump of greenbrier
Nest Materialsgrass stalks, dry leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningyellowish grass stems
Nest Settingalong edge of a wood
Nest Notesloosely attached, loosely made
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller
Further Details13

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