I saw a robin on Wednesday

debodun said:
I was shocked. Two robins were in my backyard Wednesday afternoon. I can never remember seeing robins this early. They usually arrive here (northeast U.S.) mid to late March. Sign of an early spring?
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we have Robins all year round. When in summer we're gardening the robins come and sit on the handle of the spade, and wait for us to turn the soil over then swoop down for the juicy worms..
 
You can see how tame they are, this is a robin last summer, sitting on the plastic soil trug patiently waiting for a worm, while hubs was digging up part of the garden..they're in the garden every day pretty much, all year round

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The American Robin is one of many types of Thrushes.
When it cannot find soft ground for worms and grubs and insects, then I have seen them eat dried up berries left hanging onto bare branches, of shrubs and trees, in colder months.

The European Robin appears to be less like a thrush, and more like the group of bird types called Flycatchers. Beautiful birds, and thanks for the wonderful pictures and thread, Deb, and that adorable photo and description, Holly!

There are some other types of Thrushes, in the UK, but probably not the American Robin.;):LOL:
 
hollydolly said:
The British Thrushes tend to have Black or dark brown plumage and an orange bill.. very dull tbh..
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Oh, thanks for that input. I knew the British thrushes I'd seen in pictures, are larger birds. I thought some of them had black and white, and nice contrasting patterns;

But your description sounds a bit like how our USA Robins (thrushes) look, during their duller plumage parts of the year.

Most people wouldn't even notice them or ID them as Robins, here, if some don't migrate as completely,
but our Robins are bright and beautiful during breeding season, much more than at other times of year, and much more noticeable in their behaviors at ground level then too, searching for those earthworms and grubs they love, so they are not only more frequent and numerous, in Spring and Summer, they are much more often seen, and fun to watch. :giggle:

They know exactly the spots of where to dig, and are capable and strong, without any guidance or help šŸ˜
 
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And now the downside. They love to poop as they fly hitting windows, the side of houses and my windshield. The newly fledged will fly into the garage and land anywhere and drop a load or two.
 
Sure can't be around here. All I ever see almost everyday is a front end loader and a large truck taking the mountains of snow away. I live in the middle of Canada and no robin in his right mind would be here on January 29th or he would be a dead robin. It's going down to -22 C tonight and right now it's snowing. Great weather for cross-country skiing or for snowshoes or maybe just staying indoors and keeping warm.
 
Spring comes after the long winter....as a Canadian my thoughts are not even close to Spring...more like when does the extreme cold go to moderate?
 
We're supposed to get a big warm-up midweek here, maybe even into the 40'sF (that will seem like a heat wave after the sub-zero temps here lately), but right back in the deep freeze for next weekend.
 

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