Field Notes · Catnum 14898 · Typed card
Distance from ground: four feet. Nest: of mud and moss lined with grasses situated in spruce band along open tundra. Nest like those of this section with exception of moss used in its construction.
Metadata · Catnum 14898
Date22 Jun 1945
LocalityChurchill, Northern, Manitoba, Canada
CollectorCruttenden, John R.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “bird flushed”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportspruce
Nest Materialsmud, moss
Nest Lininggrasses
Nest Settingspruce band along open tundra
Nest NotesNest like those of this section with exception of moss used in its construction.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF JOHN R. CRUTTENDEN QUINCY, ILLINOIS
Further Detailsx/4 - 1945
✦ Anecdote
This American Robin nest is unusual for incorporating moss as a construction material, which the collector specifically noted as an exception compared to other nests in the area.