Date: 03/25/2019

Number: 1

Last night, I heard the evening song for the first time around 7:30pm EDT. It lasted for three minutes. This morning, at 6:00am I went out and stood in my backyard. The temperature was in the low 30s Fahrenheit. By 6:15 The first whinny calls were heard. At 6:19 aggressive peek calls started to occur from a robin out by the road. I noticed, over the years, robins go through an episode of intense peek calls every day during civil twilight. This happens from spring through summer. Finally, by 6:22, that robin began to sing for about three minutes. I recorded it and posted it on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hp7UjgjKpY They seem to be singing for three minutes per episode.
By 6:44, One robin flew into one of my crabapple trees. He made peek and whinny calls for at least five minutes. Then he proceeded to do the whisper song and was transitioning into the true song. I grabbed the camera, but then, JAY JAY, JAY JAY, the bluejays came and ruined it. They wanted peanuts. We feed them. The robin went quiet and moved on.
I proceeded to do another bicycle ride. The temperatures began to plummet into the 20s. I saw a lot of robins flying around. They were not together though. I saw two robins on a snow bank. they both leaped into the air and attacked each other. So, they are acting aggressively. I cut the ride short, because it was cold and it seemed to put a damper on all birds.
I have been hearing about others getting their posts moved to other categories. I'm one of them. I have read the criteria and noticed the simplest detail can make or break a report. The robin could have zeeuped, or there were other robins, or behavior that would suggest that it's wave singing. It's not being truly territorial. That's why I'm being aggressive and persistent with the reports. I feel the need to defend and back up my observations. So, if both of my reports are removed fine, but at least their progress is being tracked. I'm taking a break now, until weather conditions improve.

Dolgeville, NY

Latitude: 43.1 Longitude: -74.8

Observed by: Matthew
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