Field Notes · Catnum 165778 · score 2 — low uncertainty
25' up on sleeper of wooden railroad trestle 1 1/2 ft. from tracks. Compactly made of grass stems & stalks & mud, with a thick lining of dry grasses.
Metadata · Catnum 165778
Date10 May 1902
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive
Nest Height7.62 m (25 feet)
Nest Supportsleeper of wooden railroad trestle
Nest Materialsgrass stems, stalks, mud
Nest Liningdry grasses
Nest Settingrailroad trestle bridge
Nest NotesLocated 1.5 feet from active railroad tracks on P.R.R. trestle bridge spanning the Oneleith Road near Ashton Station. Nest was compactly constructed.
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER
Further Detailson P.R.R. trestle bridge spanning the Oneleith Road near Ashton Station | 761 | 22
✦ Anecdote
This nest was located just 1.5 feet from active railroad tracks on a wooden trestle bridge, an unusually hazardous nesting location for an American Robin.