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Nest situated 5 feet up in quercine vines depending from tall bushes on edge of a wooded field, and within yard of a large white oak tree, poorly hidden. Composed of grass and vine stems, few dead oak leaves, and wood strips and few vine bark strips, lined thickly with fine fibers of past grass stems; of average size; neat and well cupped.
Date05 May 1926
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.044249, -75.0311907 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “9 on Nest”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportquercine vines depending from tall bushes
Nest Materialsgrass, vine stems, dead oak leaves, wood strips, vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine fibers of past grass stems
Nest Settingedge of a wooded field, within yard of a large white oak tree
Nest Notespoorly hidden, of average size, neat and well cupped
Further Details4-Sep

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