robin nest

Redbreast's mud home

A robin nest is the cup-shaped structure built by robins to hold their eggs and young.

American robins construct nests from grass, twigs, and mud, typically placed in trees or on building ledges.

The distinctive mud-lined interior hardens to form a sturdy bowl: A robin nest appeared in the eaves above our porch.

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nest construction type

robin nesthanging nest

Bird home suspended below

bower

nest location/placement

robin nestburrow

Animal's dug dwelling

tree cavity · scrape

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