American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Turdus Species: migratorius Profile: 10 positives 5 neutrals No negatives Regional... This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions: Happy Jack, Arizona North Little Rock, Arkansas , British Columbia Colorado Springs, Colorado Thornton, Colorado North Haven, Connecticut Beverly Hills, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Palm Shores, Florida Santa Rosa Beach, Florida South Daytona, Florida Trenton, Florida Chicago, Illinois Divernon, Illinois Elmhurst, Illinois Madison, Illinois Westchester, Illinois Coatesville, Indiana Highland, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Polk City, Iowa Sioux City, Iowa Yale, Iowa Benton, Kentucky Ewing, Kentucky Hebron, Kentucky Melbourne, Kentucky Baton Rouge, Louisiana Hammond, Louisiana Algonquin, Maryland Halifax, Massachusetts Westborough, Massachusetts Westford, Massachusetts Dearborn Heights, Michigan Albertville, Minnesota Golden, Mississippi Maben, Mississippi Marietta, Mississippi Tupelo, Mississippi Airport Drive, Missouri Cole Camp, Missouri Conway, Missouri Glendale, Missouri Jackson, Missouri Saint Robert, Missouri Springfield, Missouri Littleton, New Hampshire Beachwood, New Jersey Hainesport, New Jersey Laurel Lake, New Jersey Society Hill, New Jersey Woodstown, New Jersey Albuquerque, New Mexico Himrod, New York New City, New York Yonkers, New York Concord, North Carolina Elizabeth City, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Belfield, North Dakota Medora, North Dakota Bucyrus, Ohio Carrollton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Lancaster, Ohio Lebanon, Ohio North Ridgeville, Ohio Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Deschutes River Woods, Oregon Gold Hill, Oregon Rockcreek, Oregon Salem, Oregon Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Meshoppen, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Whitehall, Pennsylvania West Kingston, Rhode Island Lincolnville, South Carolina Clarksville, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Morristown, Tennessee Summertown, Tennessee Austin, Texas Buda, Texas Fairchilds, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Impact, Texas Midland, Texas Nassau Bay, Texas Spring, Texas Watauga, Texas Kearns, Utah Springville, Utah Essex Junction, Vermont Ashburn, Virginia Barboursville, Virginia Hurt, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia Walkerton, Virginia Lake Goodwin, Washington Lakewood, Washington Seattle, Washington Shelton, Washington Tacoma, Washington Vancouver, Washington Gauley Bridge, West Virginia West Hamlin, West Virginia Appleton, Wisconsin Kenosha, Wisconsin Bosler, Wyoming Sheridan, Wyoming Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Positive dahlianut On Dec 29, 2008, dahlianut from Calgary, AB (Zone 3a) wrote: Robins nest and summer in my neighbourhood. One pair nests each year on my porch light. They are not competative for nesting material, food or bathing. It is not uncommon to see 6 or more working in the same bed. Some years there is a second nesting in late July/early August. Neutral adesgarden On Dec 31, 2008, adesgarden from Laramie, WY wrote: I observed an American robin in Longmont, CO (zone 5) yesterday on December 30th. I was surprised because all the other robins have migrated. This area has had sub-zero temps and snow in December, even though now the temps have fluctuated up to 60 or so. Why would this bird stay in Colorado when the rest of the robins have migrated to warmer areas? How does it survive? Neutral Grasmussen On Jan 8, 2009, Grasmussen from Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a) wrote: Surprising as it may seem, not all Robins migrate south in the winter. Normally, a few Robins over winter here in Anchorage, Alaska. They can survive temperatures lower than 20 below zero Fahrenheit. Positive plantladylin On Jan 24, 2010, plantladylin from Daytona Beach, FL (Zone 9b) wrote: We see large flocks of the American Robin in our area usually in the winter months, especially mid January through February. They love the berries of the Brazilian Pepper, Dahoon Holly, Cabbage Palm, and there are always many of them feeding on the berries of the Sugarberry trees. Positive Junipertrail On Feb 3, 2010, Junipertrail from Raleigh, NC wrote: I was told that robins are ground feeders and won't eat at feeders. I have 2 that eat peanuts and a peanut, suet mixture I make and spread on a board and bread or leftover pieces of nut or fruit breads that I break up, they don't seem to want anything else but are here many times a day. Right after we had snow I had 5. I had one that stayed all winter. It's a pleasure to have them around. Positive marylee325 On Feb 22, 2010, marylee325 from Richmond, RI wrote: I saw my first Robin of the season today. Very happy that spring is not far behind. Positive tootsieroll On Feb 23, 2010, tootsieroll from West Hamlin, WV wrote: My husband seen three or four Robins in our front yard today,(2/22/2010). This always gets our hopes up for spring to be getting here soon. Positive SaberLily On Jun 12, 2010, SaberLily from Winchester, VA (Zone 7a) wrote: As plentiful as these birds are in our area (they are here all year around) I never get tired of seeing them and I try to encourage them as much as possible. They are surprisingly tolerant of other birds, so I don't have to decide between them and the field sparrows, bluebirds, and juncos that frequent the feeder. Fortunately, they seem to find my garden very hospitable (plenty of the insects they eat -- I even saw one snatch a wasp out of the air) and I see several in a single day. Positive irishgramma On Nov 29, 2010, irishgramma from Peace River Canada wrote: happy to read comments about the robin's ability to deal with winter conditions - we had many robins in the area until very late in November which is quite unusual for our area. Neutral gnana On Jan 1, 2011, gnana from Barboursville, VA wrote: We have large flocks of Robins in central VA that have not migrated this year. Usually it is late Feb. or March when the first few appear. They are feeding on the large trees that have berries, but I wonder what they will eat when the ground remains frozen and the berries are all gone. A few have come to the ground around the feeders, but don't linger. Neutral caobr549 On Jan 23, 2012, caobr549 from Tupelo, MS wrote: Where did all the Robins come from? There's been a flock consisting of at least 25-30 in my backyard and around the neighboorhood for the last week. I have a lot of flower beds with mulch and they love digging in that for worms, except they made havoc of my moss bed. I love watching them in the bird bath, they love water! Is it normal for them to be here this time of year? Although I've never had Flowering Quince and Yellow Bells blooming this time of year before either. Positive Clary On Apr 26, 2012, Clary from Lewisburg, PA (Zone 6b) wrote: I am always happy to have robins in my garden. They enjoy the baths like the other birds do and are fond of the berries on my fruiting trees. They tend to nest in exactly the same location year after year. Robins are beautiful and sociable, but I love most of all their bold cheerful singing, which is so melodious and original! Positive HeidiKHandmade On Mar 4, 2013, HeidiKHandmade from Vancouver, WA wrote: A sure sign of imminent spring, flocks of these birds started appearing in my neighborhood in February this year! Some like to sit in the top of my blue spruce tree and twitter happily. I always enjoy their happy song. Neutral seaotter301 On May 26, 2013, seaotter301 from Elmhurst, IL (Zone 5a) wrote: Has anyone else experienced an American Robin frequenting their feeder? I think this poor bird is confused and I have seen him eat various types of seeds daily. Then, yesterday, I saw him/her take seeds away - presumably to the nest! Maybe I'm confused, but I always thought that robins ate worms and bugs? Positive LiciaM On Jun 10, 2013, LiciaM from Chicago, IL wrote: This must be my year for Robins. A few weeks ago I was working in the dirt in my side yard and noticed a beat up looking robin. It kept sticking around. I figured it wanted to poke around in the moist dirt I was digging in. I threw him a worm. He kept with me the rest of the morning and this healthy robin kept chasing him. Finally the beat up robin came closer to me when the healthy robin approached. Eventually I had to go to work. When I came home that evening it was still light out, the robin was sitting there as if waiting for me. I changed clothes and came back out to work in the garden and soon he was right next to me. I threw him more worms and the mean bird was there too. It got dark and I figured out in the meantime this little guy couldn't fly. I caught him and called the collision bird monitors. They came the next day to take him to the bird sanctuary where they help birds get well. Now this week another robin has befriended me and I throw him grubs I find while working the dirt. He flies well and chirps loudly if I don't feed him grubs. He is picky and will not eat earthworms unless I am having a hard time finding grubs. This bird gets very close. This whole robin thing is very entertaining to me as I work in the garden. I wouldn't be surprised if this bird comes and sits on my shoulder one day.

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