How is this robin using its habitat? >>
Photo Tom Grey

"We saw a robin at a nest outside our school on Wednesday. We can't tell if there are eggs or babies yet. But, we did find a broken robin eggshell nearby. We will keep an eye on this nest." Cub Run, KY04/16/08

For a mother robin, carrying more than one egg in her small body would be like an airplane trying to fly with too much weight on board. How many eggs will she lay? Each tiny baby weighs less than a quarter when it hatches, but it already knows three things. What are they? Why is it good that baby robins are the size of their parents in just two weeks? Find out! >>

Have your robins begun the serious work of raising another generation? Although it's not written down anywhere, male and female robins know exactly what their duties are when it comes to raising babies. What do females do? What do males do? Are there jobs they BOTH do? We'll help you help you find out. Then record their chores on this chart after digging into these pages to see who does what:

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