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Built 6 feet from ground in edge of dense globular clump of wild grape vines five feet thick, in bushy field adjoining a wood, and well hidden. Loosely made of vine stems, grasses, grape vine bark strips, and lined with fine vine stems and tendrils. Nearly cupful and of normal size. Found half completed on the 7th inst.
Date26 Apr 1920
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.058968, -75.031442 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportwild grape vines
Nest Materialsvine stems, grasses, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine stems, tendrils
Nest Settingedge of dense globular clump of wild grape vines five feet thick, in bushy field adjoining a wood
Nest NotesWell hidden, loosely made, nearly cupful and of normal size. Found half completed on the 7th.
HeaderFresh Female Seen
Further DetailsAxe Factory Dam | 76/3

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