Field Notes · Catnum 135667 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
On trestle trolley bridge, on sleeper, 20 ft. from ground and 1 1/2 from track. Composed of grass and weed stems, weed stalks and mud, lined thickly with grass. Poorly built and loosely put together
Metadata · Catnum 135667
Date29 Apr 1906
LocalityMorris Station, Camden, New Jersey, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “Female seen”)
Nest Height6.1 m (20 feet)
Nest Supporttrestle trolley bridge, on sleeper
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, weed stalks, mud
Nest Lininggrass
Nest Settingtrestle trolley bridge
Nest Notes1.5 feet from track. Poorly built and loosely put together
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller.
Further DetailsNo 1298 | No 135667 | 86
✦ Anecdote
This nest was built in an extremely unusual location for an American Robin - on a railway trestle bridge just 1.5 feet from active train tracks, representing a remarkably bold choice of nesting site in industrial infrastructure.