Photo "American Robin (Turdus migratorius)"

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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

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This is our state bird. This year two the American Robin
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is basically grayish in color, except for an orange patch on the chest; the similarity between this coloring and that of the smaller and unrelated European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) led to its common name.
During the breeding season, the adult males grow distinctive black feathers on their heads; after the breeding season they lose this eye-catching plumage.

This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. In autumn 2003, migration was displaced eastwards leading to massive movements through the eastern USA. This presumably led to no less than three American robins being found in Great Britain, of which two were overwintering as of January 2004.
As with many migratory birds, the males return to the summer breeding grounds before the females, and compete with each other for nesting sites. The females then select mates based on the males' songs and the desirability of the nests they have built. Three or four blue eggs are laid in a lined cup nest.
The habitat is all sorts of woodland and more open farmland and urban areas. Food is the typical thrush mixture of insects, worms and berries. Robins are frequently seen running across lawns, picking up earthworms by sight.
The most familiar call of this bird is the cheerily carol song.
This is the our state bird of Connecticut, and this spring two birds decided to make a nest under my deck. Few months pass since then, and now is a time to live their native nest, but its so hard to do...
This photo made two days before these baby birds left their home. Good luck to all of you Robins! 

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Sun 25 Jun 2006 06:16

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