Field Notes · Catnum 165882 · score 6 — moderate uncertainty
Nest inside a window-less 2 storey frame house in field by a window on a shelf put inside middle, 9 ft. from floor, and foot from ceiling, within 6" of side of building by stairway. Large, compact, deeply-cupped of weed stalks, grass stems and blades and mud, lined thickly with grass. Turner McMullen and Harry Harrison with me.
Metadata · Catnum 165882
Date16 May 1920
LocalityHouck's Bridge, Salem, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates39.66423, -75.460877 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationslight (transcribed as “Slightly incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.74 m (9 feet)
Nest Supportshelf inside window-less frame house
Nest Materialsweed stalks, grass stems, grass blades, mud
Nest Lininggrass
Nest Settinginside window-less 2 storey frame house in field
Nest NotesLarge, compact, deeply-cupped nest located 1 foot from ceiling, within 6 inches of side of building by stairway. Turner McMullen and Harry Harrison were present during collection.
Further DetailsTurner McMullen and Harry Harrison with me | 761 | 199/4
✦ Anecdote
This American Robin built its nest inside an abandoned window-less house, demonstrating remarkable adaptability by nesting indoors on a shelf 9 feet above the floor.