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Collected - a very neatly made structure of weed stems and fine leaves, grass lined sparingly with hair. Placed 2 1/2 feet from ground in a thick wild honeysuckle vine. Bird flushed. 1/3 - fed nest - 4 ft from ground in honeysuckle on roadside.
Date22 Apr 1945
LocalityDarnestown, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
CollectorCourt, Edward J.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationunknown
Identificationflushed
Nest Height0.76 m (2.5 feet)
Nest Supportwild honeysuckle vine
Nest Materialsweed stems, fine leaves
Nest Lininggrass, hair
Nest Settingroadside
Nest NotesVery neatly made structure lined sparingly with hair. Bird flushed when discovered. Additional note mentions nest fed at 4 ft from ground in honeysuckle on roadside.
Further DetailsF.D. 1388 | 3-Jan

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