Field Notes · Catnum 165785 · score 1 — low uncertainty
Nest in thin Sassafras tree in edge of wood along roadside, placed between a crotch formed by two limbs and a poison ivy vine. Composed of coarse grasses and mud, and thickly lined with dry fine grasses; well defined. Female later seen sitting on empty nest. Eggs broad ovate and undersized.
Metadata · Catnum 165785
Date28 Apr 1916
LocalityFox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.084221, -75.075139 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest
Nest SupportSassafras tree
Nest Materialscoarse grasses, mud
Nest Liningdry fine grasses
Nest Settingedge of wood along roadside
Nest NotesNest placed between a crotch formed by two limbs and a poison ivy vine. Well defined. Female later seen sitting on empty nest. Eggs broad ovate and undersized.
Further Details♀ seen on nest. | 761 | 226/3
✦ Anecdote
The eggs are described as undersized, which is unusual for American Robin eggs that are typically quite consistent in size.