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Of grasses and rootlets with no mud. Placed about 8 ft. up in alder near creek.
Date24 May 1965
LocalityOaxaca, Mexico
Coordinates16.06666667, -96.46666667 ↗ map
CollectorRook, Warren F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeB
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “certain”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportalder
Nest Materialsgrasses, rootlets
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingnear creek
Nest NotesNo mud used in construction
HeaderJ. STUART ROWLEY OOLOGICAL COLLECTION
Further Details761a | 57/65
✦ Anecdote
This nest is unusual because it was constructed without mud, which is typically an essential component of American Robin nest architecture.

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