Field Notes · Catnum 165815 · score 4 — moderate uncertainty
4 ft. up on ledge of rock outside off a culvert. Compact by made of weeds, grass, stewed stables, pigeon quills, some cowhair & mud, lined thickly with grass.
Metadata · Catnum 165815
Date04 May 1901
LocalityFrankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.0436829, -75.0879478 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “by flushed female”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportledge of rock outside off a culvert
Nest Materialsweeds, grass, stewed stables, pigeon quills, cowhair, mud
Nest Lininggrass
Nest Settingculvert area
Nest NotesCompact construction with thick grass lining
HeaderCOLLECTION OF R. F. MILLER
Further Details761 | 8
✦ Anecdote
This nest contains an unusual material described as 'stewed stables,' which appears to be either a transcription error or an extremely unusual nesting material for American Robin.