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Remarks on Nest, etc.: Of weeds and ravellings, at base, upon which the nest proper was constructed of grass and mud, lined sparingly with fine grass blades and tendrils. 8 feet up on beam in dilapidated machine house or villette melting plant. Bird flushed from nest.
Date17 May 1935
LocalityWaynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.898168, -80.186349 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, J. Warren
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight (transcribed as “small embryo”)
Identificationflushed
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportbeam
Nest Materialsweeds, ravellings, grass, mud
Nest Liningfine grass blades, tendrils
Nest Settingdilapidated machine house or villette melting plant
Nest NotesOf weeds and ravellings, at base, upon which the nest proper was constructed of grass and mud, lined sparingly with fine grass blades and tendrils. Bird flushed from nest.
HeaderCOLLECTION OF J. WARREN JACOBS, WAYNESBURG, PA.
Further DetailsNo. 761 | Set No. 2958 | No. 104,030 | 30/4
✦ Anecdote
This nest was found in an unusual industrial setting - 8 feet up on a beam inside a dilapidated machine house or villette melting plant, which is quite different from the typical tree or shrub locations where American Robins usually nest.

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