American Robin
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This Week's Update Includes:
- News: What's Happening Now & What to Watch For
- Explore: What Senses Do Robins Use to Find Worms
- Discover: Answers from the Robin Expert
- Latest Maps: Where Are Robins Now?
- Report Your Sightings: What, Where & How
Migration news and sightings have shifted northward as robins near the finish line. This week's few reports of singing robins are all in Canada, and robins keep coming:
- At 54 degrees N in Alberta, Apr. 3: Approximately 60 or more Robins were in the field behind my house scurrying on the ground. A few were in the trees. Winter storm warning expecting over a foot of snow...
- At 53 degrees N in Alberta, April 7: Daily baths by one male in the heated dog bowl used to water the birds
- At 46 degrees N in New Brunswick, Apr. 8: Saw 10 in the front yard, filling their bellies with worms.
- At 47 degrees N in New Brunswick, Apr. 9: We had a huge winter storm yesterday (Easter Sunday) that brought us 20cm of snow. It looked more like Christmas than Easter! We can still hear the robins singing today, though.
- At 59 degrees N in Voznesenka, Alaska, Apr. 9: No robins yet. We have had a record snowfall this winter (about 10-11 feet), so things may run a little late during breakup... All in all, I expect we'll see our first Robin on schedule, probably during the first week of May.
Which Northern Observation Posts are still waiting? Have eager students in Shageluk, Alaska (latitude 62.65 N) seen their first robin yet?
What
to Watch For
In northernmost areas where robins are newly arrived, waves will break up. Where robins are singing, nesting is next. Watch for robins carrying nesting materials, building nests and laying eggs that will hatch 30 days later.
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| Photo: Randy Indish |
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| Photo: Don Severson |
| Ground Travel 2 Ways |
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| Photo: Randy Indish |
| What White Means |
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| Photo: Lori Nunke |
| Not Close for Long! |
In 1965 a scientist named Frank Heppner reported the results of his experiments to answer this question. See what he concluded, and how he did it:
- Could you hatch a robin egg you found?
- Do robins skate on ice?
- What Website can I bookmark to find out how to help birds in trouble?
Teachers: You can use today's Answers from the Expert, along with those from previous years, in these activities suggested in "Learning from Experts". |
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| First See (map/list) |
Waves (map/list) |
Singing (map/list) |
Earthworms (map/list) |
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The
First Robin You See |
Robins
migrating in Waves |
The
First Robin You Hear Singing |
Your first sighting of Earthworms |
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