Field Notes · Catnum 130255 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Situated about four feet above ground in blackened, burned out cavity of dead poplar stub, barkless and partly burned, three standing in burnt barren grounds. The favorite breeding place of yellow-legs. Nest of weed stalks, grasses and mud, lined with fine grasses.
Metadata · Catnum 130255
Date25 May 1926
LocalityWharton's Lake, Alberta, Canada
CollectorHarlow, Richard C.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “well begun”)
Identificationunknown (transcribed as “breeding form”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportblackened, burned out cavity of dead poplar stub
Nest Materialsweed stalks, grasses, mud
Nest Liningfine grasses
Nest Settingburnt barren grounds
Nest NotesBarkless and partly burned stub, one of three standing in burnt barren grounds. Noted as the favorite breeding place of yellow-legs.
HeaderOological Collection of Richard C. Harlow
Further Details26-Jan
✦ Anecdote
This American Robin nested in a burned-out cavity of a dead poplar stub in barren burned grounds, which is highly unusual behavior as robins typically build open cup nests in living trees or shrubs rather than using cavities.