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Nest 9 ft. from ground in thin honeysuckle vines upon a sycamore 12 ft high in a thicket on hillside, and very firmly hidden. Small and sweet-cupped, loosely made of vine stems and tendrils, fine grasses, several partially decayed tree leaves, and fine bark strips lined thickly with fine vine tendrils.
Date09 Jun 1939
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0463102, -75.0221586 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “Female on Nest”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supporthoneysuckle vines upon a sycamore
Nest Materialsvine stems, tendrils, fine grasses, partially decayed tree leaves, fine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingthicket on hillside
Nest NotesSmall and sweet-cupped, loosely made and very firmly hidden. Sycamore was 12 ft high.
HeaderFresh
Further DetailsGastrol. | 168/3

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