Journey North Robin Migration

American Robin

Observers Say. . .
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First Robins

Bellevue, Nebraska: Saw two robins sitting in a bare locust tree and one in our maple tree. I came here to find out how to feed them, because we are having a heavy snow right now.
Arrowsmith, Illinois: After a snowstorm last week [adding] about 14" of snow, it has been warm the last few days. The high yesterday & today was in the lower 50's. I saw three or four [robins]. They were sitting in the bare grass - I'm guessing just soaking up the sun, just like we have been.
Alvin, IL Garfield Elementary: I heard the Robin before I saw it. I looked up in my Shag Bark Hickory tree and there he was! It was wonderful seeing the bird; we had a blizzard the week before and I have drifts 4-5 ft tall in my yard.

Singing Robins

Three Rivers, TX: The bird list for Choke Canyon State Park, the actual sighting place, says Robins are rare in winter. But it seems most of Texas has a robin invasion this year. There are so many robins that some other birds that are usually here are missing. We saw several hundred robins over the weekend trip there.

Waves of Robins

Bellaire, TX: 4th graders at T.H. Rogers Elementary: We had a very exciting morning with approximately 100 Robins in our school courtyard eating bugs and pulling out worms from the dirt. Questions we came up with. Why so many together? Why orange breast? What are they eating? Where did they come from? Where are they going?
Missouri Valley, IA: I looked up and saw literally hundreds and hundreds of robins, populating a large tree. They were a noisy lot for robins; flying here and there; but returning always to the tree. I wondered why they were here. The rest area set high on a bluff and it was bitterly cold and very windy. I did not know what kind of tree it was, but there appeared to be some small berries on it that the birds were ravenously eating. I was amazed at their presence since I had always assumed that robins migrated south, and I was amazed that there were so many. Seeing those robins on such a miserable day was surprisingly refreshing.
Ormond Beach, FL: The number of robins is clearly beginning to drop off. I am seeing groups of 20-30 now instead of 100-200. My neighborhood still has a few robins around but they have mostly moved on to other food sources having depleted the food around here.