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Nest in a thicket, built upon a six foot Holly sprout close to stem and well hidden. Loosely made of vine tendrils, grasses, several dead tree leaves and grape vine bark strips, lined thickly with fine vine tendrils; bulky, but of average size.
Date30 May 1926
LocalityRio Grande, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Saw female near nest”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest SupportHolly sprout
Nest Materialsvine tendrils, grasses, dead tree leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingthicket
Nest NotesBuilt close to stem and well hidden. Loosely made but bulky, of average size.
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