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Placed in a many forked crotch of an elder bush 7 feet high about 5 1/2 feet up by path toward creek, in wooded woods, within two rods of a creek. Nest collected with eggs. Lovely construction, well cupped and of average size built made of grass and vine stems and thin layers of tree leaves and grape vine bark, strips lined thinly with vine tendrils.
Date19 Jun 1922
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.038134, -75.019711 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “about five days advanced”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “by female parent”)
Nest Height1.68 m (5.5 feet)
Nest Supportelder bush
Nest Materialsgrass, vine stems, tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningvine tendrils
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingwooded woods
Nest NotesNest placed in a many forked crotch of an elder bush 7 feet high about 5.5 feet up by path toward creek, within two rods of a creek. Nest collected with eggs. Lovely construction, well cupped and of average size.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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