Field Notes · Catnum 72573 · score 2 — low uncertainty
Of weed, stems and mud, lined with fine dry straw, 30 ft. up on limb of a Silver Spruce, in Fir and Spruce woods near small stream.
Metadata · Catnum 72573
Date18 Jun 1925
LocalityVentura, CA, USA
Coordinates34.805116, -119.145274 ↗ map
CollectorBadger, Martin C.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Female flushed”)
Nest Height9.14 m (30 feet)
Nest Supportlimb of a Silver Spruce
Nest Materialsweed stems, mud
Nest Liningfine dry straw
Near Waternear water
Nest SettingFir and Spruce woods
HeaderOological Collection of M. C. Badger Santa Paula, California
Further Detailsn/2
✦ Anecdote
The nest height of 30 feet is exceptionally high for American Robin, as this species typically nests between 5-25 feet above ground, making this record quite unusual.