Field Notes · Catnum 228174 · score 3 — moderate uncertainty
Nest made of grasses, rags & strings, lined with mud cup overlaid with grasses, more so than usual; situated 8 feet up in center of one of the cedars on east side of road, about midway between the ends of, not more than four or five trees from the site of Set "102".
Metadata · Catnum 228174
Date24 May 1902
LocalityLa Fayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
CollectorSmith, Charles Piper
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeC
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “O - B - O - O - e”)
Identificationunknown (transcribed as “Owners.”)
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportcedar
Nest Materialsgrasses, rags, strings
Nest Liningmud cup overlaid with grasses
Nest Settingcedars on east side of road
Nest NotesMore grasses in lining than usual; located midway between the ends of the cedar trees, not more than four or five trees from the site of Set "102".
Further Details129
✦ Anecdote
The nest contained unusual materials including rags and strings, and had more grass lining than typical for American Robin nests.