Robins and more robins

This morning I found a flock of American Robins in the backyard. During the fall and winter robins get together and travel in large flocks. It is a lot of fun to see a large flock descend on the backyard, crowding in the bird bath, eating what is left of the pokeweed berries, fighting with the resident Mockingbird.

On Journey North’s website they have a great way to distinguish a winter/migrant robin from a spring robin:

Winter and migratory behaviors include:

• Feeding in flocks
• Eating fruit
• Flying in flocks
• Getting along peacefully

Spring behaviors include:

• Running on lawns
• Eating worms
• Singing
• Territorial battles
• Carrying nesting materials

To learn more about Journey North’s Spring Robin program, see this site.