Field Notes · Catnum 165843 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Nest built on an unused hay wagon in field behind a barn, 2 feet up, built on a toolbox 8 inches wide within foot of the floor and about 1 foot from the shore on the ladder braces. Composed of weed and grass stems, wool strips, and mud, lined thickly with grass blades; deeply cupped and large.
Metadata · Catnum 165843
Date07 May 1921
LocalityFranklinville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.17944, -75.27806 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest Supporttoolbox on hay wagon
Nest Materialsweed stems, grass stems, wool strips, mud
Nest Lininggrass blades
Nest Settingfield behind a barn
Nest NotesBuilt on an unused hay wagon, on a toolbox 8 inches wide within foot of the floor and about 1 foot from the shore on the ladder braces. Deeply cupped and large.
HeaderRobin
Further Details761 | 761 | 254/3
✦ Anecdote
This robin chose an unusual nesting site on a toolbox within an unused hay wagon, demonstrating the species' adaptability to human-made structures in agricultural settings.