I was hoping that they weren’t migrating in from the south.. lot of winter left. Didn’t think about the Canadian factor ehhh! Thanks for the informationThese are not "our" robins. They are Canadian robins, and this is south to them. Unlike many think, they are not a sign of spring. They and bluebirds have been hanging around our local (NE Indiana) park all winter, as usual.
You can tell by listening to them. They normally don't call or make much sound during the non-breeding season. But when they are in groups and accidentally bump each other, you can occasionally hear "sorry." And "tweet, eh"I saw a couple in one of our trees last weekend. Definitely the Canadian Robins, not the ones you see in the 812.
So bob and Doug eh. Must of ehhh. Sent them here ehhh. Remember the movie? And the drinking game?? Thanks!You can tell by listening to them. They normally don't call or make much sound during the non-breeding season. But when they are in groups and accidentally bump each other, you can occasionally hear "sorry." And "tweet, eh"
We feed dried mealworms to the bluebirds here, and have had 8 at a time trying to squeeze into the feeder. In the morning we have to scare away the starlings, since they will eat everything if given the chance. Might be time for the pellet gun...I have a large group of bluebirds and one robin at my feeders every day. I put out live mealworms. The robin is a pig but I let him eat his fill. He likes the heated water bowl, too. But most of the time he is just hanging out. The bluebirds love the worms. As well as three or four other types of songbirds. I have to keep shooting starlings to keep them away.
Haven’t seen the group of robins but have seen three hanging out with some cardinals at our feeder. These robins don’t seem to have the color of a normal robin. I don’t know if there is a difference or not between a Canadian robin and our normal ones from around here.