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Nest 8 feet up in jack pine
Date25 Apr 1948
LocalityQuincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
CollectorKnoblock, Byron W.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown (transcribed as “7 smashed”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportjack pine
HeaderOological Collection of Byron W. Knoblock, La Grange, Illinois
Further Details4-Jan
✦ Anecdote
The identification notes '7 smashed' suggests all seven eggs in this clutch were damaged or broken, which is unusually high for a typical American Robin nest collection.

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