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Nest of dry leaves, grass & weed tendrils, lined with vine tendrils and some fine grass. Placed 5 ft. up in midst of vertical stalks of crab apple bushes in neglected field, and near a brook at lower side of sloping hillside. April 23, this nest about covered & is nearly completed.
Date27 Apr 1933
LocalityWayne Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
CollectorJacobs, J. Warren
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeC
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “quite fresh; yolks a very deep orange.”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportvertical stalks of crab apple bushes
Nest Materialsdry leaves, grass, weed tendrils
Nest Liningvine tendrils, fine grass
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingneglected field
Nest NotesNest was about covered and nearly completed on April 23.
HeaderCollection of J. Warren Jacobs, Waynesburg, PA.
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