Life History Groupings


Migration Status:Neotropical migrant

Breeding Habitat:Successional-scrub

Nest Location:Ground-low nesting

Nest Type:Open-cup

Clutch Size:3-5

Length of Incubation: 11 days

Number of Broods:?

Diet:

Primarily:

Author:
Gregory Gough
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods from: Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc.
Patuxent Bird Population Studies
Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter