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Nest 7.5 feet up in grape vine tangle 2 feet thick depending from a 10 foot dead wild cherry sapling in edge of a wood, upon hillside, near ravine, in under, poorly hidden. Loosely made of several beech and red birch leaves, and grape vine bark strips, lined with fine strips of Vitis bark, well cupped.
Date17 Apr 1929
LocalityGladwyne, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.04056, -75.27944 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “From nest”)
Nest Height2.29 m (7.5 feet)
Nest Supportgrape vine tangle
Nest Materialsbeech leaves, red birch leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine strips of Vitis bark
Nest Settingedge of a wood, upon hillside, near ravine
Nest NotesNest was 2 feet thick, depending from a 10 foot dead wild cherry sapling, poorly hidden, loosely made and well cupped
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