Field Notes · Catnum 147150 · score 0 — low uncertainty
Of grass and mud four feet from ground on a roll of carpet in a log cabin used as a garage for a tractor in the village.
Metadata · Catnum 147150
Date02 Jun 1957
LocalityOld Crow, Yukon, Canada
CollectorPeyton, Sidney B.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “begun.”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Bird on nest.”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportroll of carpet
Nest Materialsgrass, mud
Nest Settinglog cabin used as a garage for a tractor in the village
Nest NotesLocated in a log cabin used as a garage for a tractor in the village.
HeaderFROM THE OOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF L. G. AND S. B. PEYTON, FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA
Further Details1/4/1957
✦ Anecdote
This robin chose an unusual nesting site on a roll of carpet inside a log cabin that was being used as a tractor garage, demonstrating remarkable adaptability to human-modified environments.