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American Robin Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Addyston, OH (Kirby Nature Center)
GPS: 39.1N, -84.7W, elev=508' MAP
Date: May 28, 2024
ID : B13K5959 [4896 x 3264]

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American Robin Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Addyston, OH (Kirby Nature Center)
GPS: 39.1N, -84.7W, elev=508' MAP
Date: May 28, 2024
ID : B13K5973 [4896 x 3264]

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American Robin Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 10, 2008
ID : 1089 [3888 x 2592]

American Robin Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 15, 2010
ID : 7C2V8409 [3888 x 2592]

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American Robin Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Desert National Wildlife Refuge, NV
GPS: 36.4N, -115.4W, elev=2,907' MAP
Date: February 5, 2022
ID : B13K1335 [4896 x 3264]

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American Robin Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Brooklyn Park (Mississippi Gateway Regional Park), MN
GPS: 45.1N, -93.3W, elev=849' MAP
Date: April 6, 2024
ID : B13K5845 [4896 x 3264]

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American Robin Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 4, 2013
ID : B13K2796 [4896 x 3264]

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American Robin Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=568' MAP
Date: May 12, 2018
ID : B13K6489 [4896 x 3264]

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American Robin Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Eastlake, OH
GPS: 41.7N, -81.4W, elev=580' MAP
Date: May 6, 2018
ID : B13K5927 [4896 x 3264]

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American Robin (fledgling)
 
 
Location: Custer State Park, SD
GPS: 43.7N, -103.4W, elev=4,489' MAP
Date: July 21, 2010
ID : 7C2V1017 [3888 x 2592]

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American Robin (fledgling)
 
 
Location: Custer State Park, SD
GPS: 43.7N, -103.4W, elev=4,489' MAP
Date: July 21, 2010
ID : 7C2V1011 [3888 x 2592]

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American Robin Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 15, 2010
ID : 7C2V8545 [3888 x 2592]

American Robin Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 3, 2008
ID : 0735 [3888 x 2592]

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American Robin (juvenile)
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 24, 2009
ID : 7C2V7674 [3888 x 2592]

American Robin Image @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 29, 2009
ID : 7C2V8285 [3888 x 2592]

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American Robin Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Santa Fe (Randall Davey Audubon Center), NM
GPS: 35.7N, -105.9W, elev=7,526' MAP
Date: February 14, 2009
ID : 7C2V4576 [3888 x 2592]

American Robin Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 10, 2008
ID : 1106 [3888 x 2592]

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American Robin Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Mentor, OH
GPS: 41.7N, -81.3W, elev=611' MAP
Date: May 6, 2008
ID : 0819 [3888 x 2592]

American Robin Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 10, 2008
ID : 0995 [3888 x 2592]

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American Robin Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 10, 2008
ID : 1120 [3888 x 2592]

American Robin Photo @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OH
GPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP
Date: May 10, 2008
ID : 1141 [3888 x 2592]

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American Robin Picture @ Kiwifoto.com
 
 
Location: Monterey, CA
GPS: 36.6N, -121.9W, elev=14' MAP
Date: May 26, 2007
ID : ? [3888 x 2592]

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SPECIES INFO

The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. The similarity between the orange-red coloring of its breast to that of the smaller and unrelated European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) led to its common name. The American Robin is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

The American Robin is 23–28 cm (10–11 in) long, averaging about 77 g (2.7 oz), with a wingspan ranging from 119 to 137 millimeters. In the wild, the longest known lifespan of an American Robin is 14 years, but the average lifespan is about 2 years. It has a brown back with a reddish-orange breast. It is white underneath the tail feathers and on the lower belly. The throat is white with black streaks, and males are generally brighter than females. It has a small yellow beak and distinctive crescents around the eyes. There are seven sub-species, but only T. m. confinus in the southwest is particularly distinctive, with pale gray-brown underparts. Juveniles are paler in color than adult males and have dark spots on their breasts.

During the breeding season, the adult males grow distinctive black feathers on their heads; after the breeding season they lose this eye-catching plumage.

American Robins are active mostly during the day, assembling in large flocks at night, roosting in trees in secluded swamps or dense vegetation. In the winter, they gather in large numbers on their winter grounds, breaking up during the day to feed on fruits and berries in smaller flocks. During the summer, American Robins defend breeding territories and are less social during that time. Robins are frequently seen running across lawns, picking up earthworms by sight. In fact, the running and stopping behavior is a distinguishing characteristic. When stopping, they are actually looking for prey, not listening.

American Robin diet generally consists of around 40 percent invertebrates, such as beetle grubs, caterpillars, and grasshoppers, and 60 percent fruits and berries. It feeds on a mixture of both wild and cultivated fruits and berries. It forages primarily on the ground for soft-bodied invertebrates, and finds worms by sight, pouncing on them and then pulling them up.

Juvenile robins and eggs are preyed upon by squirrels, snakes, and some birds, such as Blue Jays, Common Grackles, American Crows, and Common Ravens. Adults are primarily taken by hawks, cats, and larger snakes, although when feeding in flocks, the American Robin is able to remain vigilant and watch other flock members for reactions to predators.

The male American Robin, as with many thrushes, has a beautiful, complex and almost continuous song. Its song is commonly described as a cheerily carol, made up of discrete units, often repeated, and spliced together into a string with brief pauses in between. The song varies regionally, and its style varies by time of day. American Robins will often be among the first songbirds singing as dawn rises, and last as evening sets in.




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