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8 1/3 from ground built in honeysuckle vine around and amply about 5 feet high on top of a bushy hillside by grass field and well protected. Loosely made of vine stems, few dead tree leaves and a thin layer of grape vine bark, lined with fine yellowish vine stems of average size and deeply cupped 1 1/2" in depth underneath.
Date02 May 1921
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.038134, -75.019711 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “5 Days incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.54 m (8.33 feet)
Nest Supporthoneysuckle vine
Nest Materialsvine stems, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark
Nest Liningfine yellowish vine stems
Nest Settingbushy hillside by grass field
Nest NotesWell protected location about 5 feet high on top of hillside. Loosely made nest of average size and deeply cupped 1.5 inches in depth underneath.
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