Life History Groupings
Migration Status:Short distance migrant
Breeding Habitat:Successional-scrub
Nest Location:Ground-low nesting
Nest Type:Open-cup
Clutch Size:3
Length of Incubation: 12-15 days
Days to Fledge:11-18
Number of Broods:2, occasionally 3
Diet:
Mostly:
Lesser Quantities of:
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