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Nest empty on visit. Situated 5 feet up in clump of dewberry brambles 8 feet high in fork of foot path, discernible therefrom and close to a wood. Lovely made of fine vine stems, grasses, dead tree leaves, and thin layer of grape vine bark strips lined thickly with fine vine tendrils. Of average size. Directly removed. C. to nest.
Date12 Jun 1940
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.087505, -75.056358 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationtwo thirds (transcribed as “6 Days Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportclump of dewberry brambles
Nest Materialsfine vine stems, grasses, dead tree leaves, thin layer of grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingfork of foot path, close to a wood
Nest NotesNest empty on visit. Lovely made, of average size. Directly removed. C. to nest. Box Nest.
Further DetailsBox Nest | 170/3

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