Field Notes · Catnum 165822 · score 10 — moderate uncertainty
Nest in Valley Falls Station, an open front wooden structure, 12 ft from the floor, built upon an unbraced beam 3' wide under the overhang within 12' of ceiling. Superbly modeled of weed stems, grass stems and leaves, and mud, lined thinly with fine dry grass blades. Neatly cupped and of average size. Robin was noted previously upon the same beam - east side of station. Had Humphreys, of Elizabeth N.J. with me.
Metadata · Catnum 165822
Date03 May 1920
LocalityValley Falls, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.11389, -75.07139 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationhalf (transcribed as “Half Incubated”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Female on Nest”)
Nest Height3.66 m (12 feet)
Nest Supportunbraced beam
Nest Materialsweed stems, grass stems, leaves, mud
Nest Liningfine dry grass blades
Nest SettingValley Falls Station, open front wooden structure
Nest NotesSuperbly modeled and neatly cupped nest of average size, built upon a 3-foot wide beam under the overhang within 12 feet of ceiling. Robin was noted previously upon the same beam on east side of station. Had Humphreys, of Elizabeth N.J. with collector.
Further DetailsBathayres | 761 | 228/4
✦ Anecdote
This robin built its nest inside a train station building on a structural beam, showing remarkable adaptation to human infrastructure for nesting habitat.