Food and Shelter
Robins flock to trees with leftover fruits to fuel for warmth and flight. They gather in trees for communal roosts just before dark. Exposure to cold wind sucks heat away, so they huddle closer on cold nights and roost in inner branches close to the trunk.
On long, frigid nights, birds seek shelter wherever they can find it. They choose thickets, brush piles, evergreens, rhododendron, or other sheltering shrubs and trees. You can help by putting up roosting boxes or roosting pockets where birds can huddle to keep warm.
"Massive amount of robins (hundreds) descended into my back yard. They appeared to be eating the berries from the chokecherry tree, red leaf shrubs, and holly trees."
David Sprouse Nashville, Tennessee February 20, 2015
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