American Robin
Male: Gray bird with a nearly black head and tail, rusty red chest and black streaks on white chin. White eye ring.
Female: Similar to male, but has a duller chest, gray head and sometimes has a partial white stripe over eye.
Diet: Worms, fruit, berries and insects.
Song: Long, liquid song is a variable cheerily cheer-up cheerio.
Nest: Cup; female builds with help from male; two broods per year. May use nesting box.
Eggs: Four to seven; pale blue, unmarked.
Incubation: twelve to fourteen days; female incubates.
Fledging: Fourteen to sixteen days; female and male feed young.
Notes: Robins are not listening for worms when they cock their heads; they are looking with eyes that are placed far back on the sides of their heads. Small percentage will not migrate, but spend the winter in low swampy areas where they search for leftover berries and insect eggs.
Male: Gray bird with a nearly black head and tail, rusty red chest and black streaks on white chin. White eye ring.
Female: Similar to male, but has a duller chest, gray head and sometimes has a partial white stripe over eye.
Diet: Worms, fruit, berries and insects.
Song: Long, liquid song is a variable cheerily cheer-up cheerio.
Nest: Cup; female builds with help from male; two broods per year. May use nesting box.
Eggs: Four to seven; pale blue, unmarked.
Incubation: twelve to fourteen days; female incubates.
Fledging: Fourteen to sixteen days; female and male feed young.
Notes: Robins are not listening for worms when they cock their heads; they are looking with eyes that are placed far back on the sides of their heads. Small percentage will not migrate, but spend the winter in low swampy areas where they search for leftover berries and insect eggs.
