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Nest situated 5 feet up in dense canopy of honeysuckle vines yard thick on top of a bush in bushy border of a wood by a bramble, bushy field, completely hidden. Lovely made of grass and some stems; dead tree leaves, and weed strips, lined thickly with fine vine tendrils of average size.
Date01 Jun 1937
LocalityMelrose Park, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.06167, -75.13222 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportdense canopy of honeysuckle vines on top of a bush
Nest Materialsgrass, stems, dead tree leaves, weed strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingbushy border of a wood by a bramble, bushy field
Nest NotesCompletely hidden, yard thick honeysuckle vines, lovely made nest of average size
Further DetailsDon. Nest | 161/3

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