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Nest 7 ft. from ground on a horizontal spicebush covered thickly with honeysuckle vines, in edge of a thicket at bottom of 30 ft. sandstone bank beside a bridle-path. Well built though loosely put together, composed of grass and vine stems, several thin leaves and grape vine bark strips, and lined thickly with fine vine tendrils; well cupped.
Date27 Apr 1940
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03416, -75.022155 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated.”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Female on Nest”)
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supporthorizontal spicebush
Nest Materialsgrass, vine stems, thin leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingcovered thickly with honeysuckle vines, in edge of a thicket at bottom of 30 ft. sandstone bank beside a bridle-path
Nest NotesWell built though loosely put together, well cupped
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