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Placed 5 feet up in elder bush 6 1/2 ft high in thick clump of same, in a marshy thicket stretch in damp woods along creek, a few rods from creek. A broad and thickly wooded low area, sumac, grape vine, poke stalks, built through with vine and drill. 4 1/2 x 3; 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. Collected by Richard F. Miller. Poorly constructed.
Date14 May 1919
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Q on nest.”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportelder bush
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingmarshy thicket stretch in damp woods along creek, broad and thickly wooded low area, sumac, grape vine, poke stalks, built through with vine and drill
Nest NotesPlaced in elder bush 6 1/2 ft high in thick clump of same. Nest dimensions 4 1/2 x 3; 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. Collected by Richard F. Miller. Poorly constructed.
HeaderCOLLECTION OF ERNEST A. BUTLER, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.
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