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Egg Sets
1078
Records per Decade · 1851–2013
1850s: 2
1870s: 5
1880s: 71
1890s: 160
1900s: 160
1910s: 202
1920s: 157
1930s: 144
1940s: 88
1950s: 44
1960s: 26
1970s: 4
1980s: 5
1990s: 4
2000s: 1
2010s: 4
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Featured Record · 216 notable records
This nest was placed unusually high for an American Robin at 35 feet, as this species typically nests much lower, usually between 5-25 feet above ground.
228134 · CA · 16 Jun 1898 · Barlow, C.
Top Collectors · 278 total
Miller, Richard F.235
Not recorded29
Norris, J. Parker; Jr.24
Norris, C.C.24
Jacobs, J. Warren22
Sheffler, William J.20
Brem, George; Jr.18
Kubat, Urban G.18
Harlow, Richard C.17
Knoblock, Byron W.17
Field Notes: Most Detailed
Griffee, W.E.
76.5 avg tokens · n=8
Miller, Richard F.
64.9 avg tokens · n=235
Kiff, Lloyd F.
57.8 avg tokens · n=9
Jacobs, J. Warren
51.6 avg tokens · n=22
Nokes, Irwin D.
49.0 avg tokens · n=5
5+ records only
Field Notes: Briefest
Dyke, Arthur C.
4.1 avg tokens · n=8
Davis, H.P.
8.4 avg tokens · n=5
Sheffler, William J.
10.2 avg tokens · n=20
Gilman, G.E.
10.8 avg tokens · n=14
Norris, Henry
14.0 avg tokens · n=8
5+ records only
Card Legibility
Most difficult to read
Hoag, Benjamin
105794 · 19 May 1893
Clearest to read
Pemberton, Mrs. Edith B.
4168 · 17 May 1921
Identification Method · n=1078
positive282 (26%)
bird_on_nest147 (14%)
bird_seen136 (13%)
flushed130 (12%)
unknown383 (36%)
Incubation Stage · n=896 biological stages
fresh (481)slight (117)commenced (168)one third (20)half (23)two thirds (8)advanced (76)near hatching (2)hatched (1)
182 records excluded: unknown, not recorded, or incomplete set
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