Journey North American Robin

American Robin

At last our sightings from northern Canada and into Alaska are coming in. Our Northern Observation Posts—many now watching the snow leave, report the welcome sight of spring. Find them on the map as you read their comments.

04/07/2009 Haines , AK (59.12 , -135.70)
The robins are singing and we are seeing waves. I noticed them singing on Saturday (April 18), and started seeing waves on April 15.

04/19/2009 Grande Prairie, AB (55.17, -118.80)
I was just out for a dusk walk and finally heard a robin singing. Almost all of our snow is gone and it is getting up to 10 degrees C most days.

04/18/2009 Beresford , NB (47.69, -65.69)
I heard my first robin singing last night (Sunday April 18th). Weather is starting to heat up. We might loose the remaining snow in the next couple of days. Temperature in the day time of +10 and night of +2! No more freezing at night?

04/13/2009 Juneau , AK (58.48, -134.16)
We are finally hearing songs from robins who are now showing up all around Juneau. We still have lots of snow (3 - 5')in colder places, but there is bare ground right along the coast and on southern exposure hillsides.

04/19/2009 Gowganda, ON (47.65, -80.77)
Hundreds of robins were seen yesterday for miles as we drove down the Highway in Temiskaming District. The amount of snow still in the fields caused the robins to congregate along road where they were easy to spot.


AND, Reports of Nesting Birds!
04/18/2009 Columbus, OH (40.10 , -83.02) Momma robin has been doing fine. The father has been busy chasing off other robins, and guarding the eggs when momma robin goes off to eat. The eggs should hatch at the end of next week.