Field Notes · Catnum 228134 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
Collected with eggs. Placed 35 ft up in crotch of a slender maple next to creek in canyon.
Metadata · Catnum 228134
Date16 Jun 1898
LocalityFyffe, El Dorado, CA, USA
CollectorBarlow, C.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeC
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “begun”)
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “O.K”)
Nest Height10.67 m (35 feet)
Nest Supportcrotch of a slender maple
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingcanyon
Nest Notescollected with eggs
HeaderCollection of C. Barlow, Santa Clara, Calif.
Further DetailsPrivate No. 84 | 4-Apr
✦ Anecdote
This nest was placed unusually high for an American Robin at 35 feet, as this species typically nests much lower, usually between 5-25 feet above ground.