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Robins in our backyard
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We have been using Outdoor Secrets for our nature study this year and are loving it. A couple days ago we came to the few lessons on robins. I thought to myself that maybe I should wait for spring, since that would by far be the best time to catch a glimpse at a live one. But I decided to continue on anyway, figuring we’d be on the lookout for them at spring’s first sign. We used The Robins In Your Backyard by Nancy Carol Willis for sketching help. I have 4 kids from 4-10yrs. We had a lot of fun learning about and drawing the robins.
We live in a fairly new subdivision right in the heart of the city. We’ve planted trees, but there just aren’t many in the neighborhood and the ones that are there are young. This means there just isn’t a lot of wildlife in our neighborhood. How I miss the trees we had in our previous neighborhood!
So, you can imagine my surprise and delight this morning at seeing 3 or 4 robins perched on our backyard fence and hopping around the yard! As we all rushed quietly to the door and windows to watch them, more arrived. Then a flock flew overhead! We must be in their migration path.
What a gift!
How neat! I am going to have to get that book for next school yr! 🙂 We are enjoying the Among the_____ series! So much fun!
That’s Great! I wish we would have seen them this morning. It was 5 below. We had Grouse in our yard this morning in our apple tree. We usually have 3. For some reason this morning their were 5. So at 8am my husband and kids were perched around the back window observing their beauty. We even can tell the difference between the males and the females now. These are the winter birds. So I probably won’t see a spring robin till May! Sigh….:) Glad to hear they are somewhere warm hopefully migrating back this way soon. 🙂
Robins, although migratory, can be seen in all parts of the US year-round. I didn’t know that until this year during one of our nature studies!!! See this site for more info:
They aren’t up here in winter. 🙂 They come back in the spring but we live in Michigan. No worms in the winter. 🙂
It is possible to see robins even in Michigan in the winter. Contrary to popular belief many robins do not migrate but gather in flocks in the woods where they are sheltered. In a more mild winter it is not unusual to see a robin or two before spring. Usually the first robins that are spotted in early spring are the ones that didn’t migrate but are just leaving the shelter of the woods and are staking out their nesting territory before all the others arrive.
Also, contrary to popular belief a robin’s diet is mostly made up of berries and not worms. Some bushes and trees hold their berries through the winter and there is plenty of food for the robins and other birds that eat them. Worms and insects are more readily available in the early spring which is when most people see robins eating. Worms and insects are a good source of protein which the robins need as they start nesting. Most baby birds, even those of seed eating birds, are fed worms, grubs, and insects by the parents until they leave the nest.
If you have a tree or bush that produces berries in your yard or neighborhood, watch for the robins to come eat the berries. They also love strawberries. In our yard they eat strawberries, blueberries, mulberries, red-osier dogwood berries, and wild black cherries. I love when the mulberries are ripe because it is fun to watch all the robins eating the berries.
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