Omnivore

American Robins are a type of Thrush. They have many different songs and sounds such as cucks and tuks to communicate amongst themselves, sharp yeeps to sound the alarm, and us early-risers are very familiar with their Dawn Song, "Cheerio, Chir-up, Chir-up, Cherrio ..." We may think they all look alike, but in fact Western Robins are paler and have almost no white on their tails, Eastern Robins are often more richly colored and have a darker black neck and back. You won't see Robins at your bird feeder as they feed off of invertebrates ... mostly earthworms, but also insects and snails. And in the Winter months Robins eat a great variety of fruits: firethorn, winter berry, chokecherries, hawthorn, sumac, dogwood etc. A group of Robins is most often called a Round, but is also known as a Blush, a Rabble, a Squabble, or a Reliant ... Unless you are a cat ... then Breakfast. The oldest known American Robin lived to 13 years and 11 months, though on average the entire population will turnover every six years.

 

 

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