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Nest 6 1/2 feet from ground, between double crotch on a white oak sprout 8 feet tall, thinly foliaged, in thick shrubbery in border of large hard woods. Loosely made of grass stems, dead oak tree leaves, and thin layer of grape vine bark strips, lined with fine vine tendrils. Eggs normal size.
Date02 Jul 1935
LocalityWhitemarsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.12194, -75.21694 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “Half Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.98 m (6.5 feet)
Nest Supportwhite oak sprout
Nest Materialsgrass stems, dead oak tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingthick shrubbery in border of large hard woods
Nest NotesNest positioned between double crotch on 8 feet tall white oak sprout, thinly foliaged. Loosely constructed. Eggs normal size.
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