Life History Groupings
Migration Status:Short distance migrant
Breeding Habitat:Successional-scrub
Nest Location:Ground-low nesting
Nest Type:Cavity
Clutch Size:4-11
Length of Incubation: 12?-14 days
Days to Fledge:14
Number of Broods:>1?
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