Field Notes · Catnum 165755 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
Nest had 3 eggs on 27 April. Situated 3 feet up in thick clump of bushes 10 feet high completely hidden in undergrowth by creek at bridge over Frankford Creek leading to Juniata Golf Range Lane. John to keep boys from carrying around the youngsters as annually of Robins nesting here. Carefully made of grasses and weed stems and mud, lined thickly with soft dry grasses.
Metadata · Catnum 165755
Date02 May 1955
LocalityJuniata Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.016518, -75.103021 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “Incubation 14 days”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportthick clump of bushes
Nest Materialsgrasses, weed stems, mud
Nest Liningsoft dry grasses
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingundergrowth by creek at bridge over Frankford Creek leading to Juniata Golf Range Lane
Nest NotesNest had 3 eggs on 27 April. Situated in bushes 10 feet high completely hidden in undergrowth. John to keep boys from carrying around the youngsters as annually of Robins nesting here. Carefully made.
Further DetailsOn nest | 761 | 4-Jan
✦ Anecdote
The record mentions a person named John being asked to keep boys from disturbing the robin nest, suggesting this was a known annual nesting site where local children regularly interfered with the birds.