Field Notes · Catnum 135689 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
In a doorless and unused railroad station, placed on a rafter beneath the planting roof, 10 feet from the floor and 15 feet from the entrance, on the right side. Sketch above made during illustration of nest. Rudely made of grass and weed stems and not much mud, lined with grass. Four more nests on similar sites as nests as will be seen. Taken from two eggs nest had scarcely any mud in its construction.
Metadata · Catnum 135689
Date23 May 1907
LocalityVolunteertown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0436829, -75.0879478 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “all fresh”)
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “certain”)
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportrafter
Nest Materialsgrass, weed stems, mud
Nest Lininggrass
Nest Settingdoorless and unused railroad station
Nest NotesPlaced beneath the planting roof, 15 feet from the entrance, on the right side. Sketch made during illustration of nest. Rudely made with scarcely any mud in construction. Four more nests on similar sites observed.
Further DetailsTaken from two eggs nest had scarcely any mud in its construction | 1558/3
✦ Anecdote
This nest was found in the unusual location of an abandoned railroad station, with four other robin nests also utilizing similar artificial structures in the same building.