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Nest found 5 1/2 feet up in a thick bushy wide-branching Nannyberry bush 8 feet back between many forked "catch" in edge of a wood and well hidden. Loosely made of grass stems, vine tendrils, a thick layer of grape vine bark strips, and lined thickly with fine reddish vine tendrils; well cupped and of average size.
Date11 May 1928
LocalityBustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.058968, -75.031442 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.68 m (5.5 feet)
Nest SupportNannyberry bush
Nest Materialsgrass stems, vine tendrils, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine reddish vine tendrils
Nest Settingedge of a wood
Nest NotesNest found in a thick bushy wide-branching Nannyberry bush 8 feet back between many forked "catch" and well hidden. Loosely made and well cupped, of average size.
Further DetailsPan Nest | 119/3

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