Did You Know?
Learn about the birds whose familiar songs usher in springtime.
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These birds of a feather really do flock together. While they pair off during breeding season, robins move as a large group to search for food in other months. As a result of this behavior hundreds of them might roost in the same place—as many as 250,000 have been spotted at once.
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Adult robins begin to pair up in April and their chicks are among the first birds to hatch. On average, they have three to five young in a brood, with up to three broods in a year.
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In 1926-27, Wisconsin schoolchildren voted to make the American robin the official state bird. Later Michigan and Connecticut made the popular flier their symbol, too.
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Though abundant when the ground thaws, robins are not necessarily the bringers of spring. Many of them are nonmigratory, staying in northern regions for the winter. While there, a robin’s 2,900 feathers shield it from the elements.
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These cheery red-breasted birds snag plenty of worms. A young robin might scarf down up to 14 feet of worms in a single day. To lure robins to your yard, put out mealworms or dried fruit.
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Robins are found in 49 U.S. states—the exception being Hawaii. Some breed in the northern reaches of Alaska, and some winter in Florida or along the U.s.mexico border.