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Built 4 feet up in thick greenbrier vine tangle 7 feet high at end of a tree row in field, by a lane, and partly hidden. Bushy and loosely built, made of wire grass and weed stems, dead tree leaves and bark strips within. Lined with fine wire tendrils. Linden Avenue, a square east of State road.
Date30 Apr 1908
LocalityTorresdale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.050443, -74.999887 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly Incubated”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Birds Seen”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportgreenbrier vine tangle
Nest Materialswire grass, weed stems, dead tree leaves, bark strips
Nest Liningfine wire tendrils
Nest Settingtree row in field by a lane
Nest NotesBuilt in thick greenbrier vine tangle 7 feet high at end of tree row, partly hidden. Bushy and loosely built construction. Location on Linden Avenue, a square east of State road.
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