Field Notes · Catnum 165766 · score 10 — moderate uncertainty
Built in top of an Osage orange hedge in field by roadside, poorly hidden; upon sawed off top of a sprout, between upright branches 2" high - tops cut off. Compactly made of grass stems and branches, plastered thickly with mud, over lined densely with long, soft, dry grass & blades & deeply cupped.
Metadata · Catnum 165766
Date01 May 1928
LocalityChestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0910246, -75.2201915 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “positive. No birds about.”)
Nest Height0.05 m (2 inches)
Nest Supportsawed off top of an Osage orange sprout
Nest Materialsgrass stems, branches, mud
Nest Lininglong soft dry grass, grass blades
Nest Settingtop of Osage orange hedge in field by roadside
Nest NotesPoorly hidden, compactly made and plastered thickly with mud, deeply cupped. Built between upright branches with tops cut off.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF RICHARD F. MILLER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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✦ Anecdote
This nest was built at an unusually low height of only 2 inches above ground on a cut hedge sprout, making it exceptionally vulnerable and poorly concealed compared to typical American Robin nesting sites.