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Nest located 20 ft. high in the top of a slender pine tree growing by a dirt road in campground. Nest a cup-shaped structure of sticks with mud wall, lined with fine grass. Other robin nests found here yesterday contained 1 and 3 eggs respectively. Nest found by Ron Quigley; Ray Quigley was with us also.
Date02 Jun 1972
LocalityVirginia Creek, Mono, CA, USA
CollectorKiff, Lloyd F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typeb
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “showing blood; 4”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Bird on nest.”)
Nest Height6.1 m (20 feet)
Nest Supportpine tree
Nest Materialssticks, mud
Nest Liningfine grass
Nest Settingcampground by dirt road
Nest NotesCup-shaped structure in top of slender pine tree. Other robin nests found in area yesterday contained 1 and 3 eggs respectively. Nest found by Ron Quigley; Ray Quigley was with us also.
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