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Nest placed about 5 1/2 feet up in a thick Sheepberry bush in thicket in a small wood - between road and the railroad. Loosely made of vine tendrils or stems, grass stems, several dead leaves and grape vine bark strips, with a thin lining of fine vine tendrils. Of normal size throughout.
Date22 May 1915
LocalityDelair, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “Both fresh. Female seen on nest.”)
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height1.68 m (5.5 feet)
Nest SupportSheepberry bush
Nest Materialsvine tendrils, stems, grass stems, dead leaves, grape vine bark strips
Nest Liningfine vine tendrils
Nest Settingthick Sheepberry bush in thicket in a small wood between road and railroad
Nest NotesLoosely made nest of normal size throughout.
Further Details2/2/1915

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