Field Notes · Catnum 56248 · score 5 — moderate uncertainty
Weather: elegant. Identification: Action of Birds: very tame. Nest situated in top of young tamarack. Entrance on. Height from Ground 8 ft. Altitude 8000 ft. Character of Country: meadow in mountain. Composed of grass & mud lined with rootlets.
Metadata · Catnum 56248
Date05 Jun 1924
LocalityMammoth, Mono, CA, USA
Coordinates37.621782, -118.996875 ↗ map
CollectorCarpenter, Nelson K.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “Incubation”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.44 m (8 feet)
Nest Supportyoung tamarack
Nest Materialsgrass, mud
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Settingmeadow in mountain
Nest NotesWeather: elegant. Action of Birds: very tame. Nest situated in top of young tamarack. Entrance on. Altitude 8000 ft. Character of Country: meadow in mountain.
Further Details24-Jan
✦ Anecdote
This record is notable for being collected at an unusually high altitude of 8,000 feet, which is at the extreme upper end of American Robin breeding range in mountainous terrain.