| NEST TYPE | Deep cup nest incubator |
| BUILDING SITE | Shrub, tree fork, horizontal branch; or any structure offering adequate support (e.g., a ledge above your front door) |
| HABITAT | Cities, towns, farmlands, shaded and open woods. |
| OWNER | Mr. and Mrs. Turdus migratorius (AMERICAN ROBIN) |
| ARCHITECT/BUILDER | Mrs. American Robin (Mr. Robin may help provide material, but his main duties are to feed the mother and stand guard while she is working). |
| OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 6.5 inches |
| INSIDE DIAMETER | 4 inches |
| HEIGHT | 3 inches |
| DEPTH | 2.5 inches |
| MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION | Untidy foundation of twigs and grass; cup part uses wet mud interlaced with grass and weed stalks and any other long flexible materials that are onsite and available (as approved by the architect, Mrs. Robin) |
| HEATING SYSTEM | Body heat from brood spot on the underside of female's body (patch of skin plucked bare that covers a rich supply of bloodvessels, which supplies heat to the eggs). |
| INSULATION (may also conceal eggs from predators, shed water, deter pests, and cushion) | Dried grasses |
| ESTIMATED ENERGY INPUT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION (LABOR ONLY) | The equivalent of 1/3 of an apple per robin per day. Main foods are invertebrates and fruit. It takes about 5 to 7 days to build a nest. |
| OCCUPANCY | Spring (weather dependent) |
| FREQUENCY OF USE | 2, sometimes 3 broods per season |