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Nest Location: Nest box on farm shed. 10' elev. Nest Construction: Mass of grass, string & a few feathers. Little mud.
Date30 Apr 1941
LocalitySurrey Municipality, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
CollectorMaguire, W. S.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “Sure”)
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest Supportnest box
Nest Materialsgrass, string, mud
Nest Liningfeathers
Nest Settingfarm shed
Nest NotesMass of grass, string and a few feathers with little mud constructed in nest box on farm shed.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION of W. S. Maguire, New Westminster, B. C.
Further Details41
✦ Anecdote
This record is unusual because American Robins rarely use nest boxes, typically preferring to build open cup nests on branches or ledges rather than enclosed cavities.

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