{"id":36434,"date":"2023-02-27T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scenichudson.org\/?post_type=magazine&#038;p=36434"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:02:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:02:43","slug":"flightwatch-how-robins-signal-spring","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/www.scenichudson.org\/viewfinder\/flightwatch-how-robins-signal-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"How Robins Signal Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The robin is the one<br>That interrupts the morn<br>With hurried, few, express reports<br>When March is scarcely on.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Emily Dickinson, \u201cThe Robin\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtually nobody signals the arrival of spring with more brio than the robin. In fact, their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/American_Robin\/sounds\">call<\/a>&nbsp;has been translated into English using a most appropriate word for the joy they bring to the emerging season \u2014 \u201ccheerily, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up.\u201d But that isn\u2019t the only fascinating characteristic robins possess. Check out these fun facts about springtime\u2019s herald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenichudson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-484715859-1400x927.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33835\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A robin&#8217;s call \u2014 which English speakers believe sounds like \u201ccheerily, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up\u201d \u2014 is a well-loved sign of spring. (Photo: Spates \/ iStock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robins are everywhere<\/strong>.&nbsp;The largest member of the thrush family, which includes bluebirds, American robins live in woods, fields, backyards, and parks spanning from Canada to Mexico. They&#8217;re officially the most ubiquitous bird on the continent. The avian conservation organization&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pif.birdconservancy.org\/population-estimates-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Partners in Flight<\/a>&nbsp;estimates the robin population at 366 million. This represents a seven-fold increase in their numbers since the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They don\u2019t all migrate.<\/strong>\u00a0Despite earning a reputation for being the first migratory bird to arrive \u201chome,\u201d announcing the arrival of spring, many robins don\u2019t go anywhere. As a result of rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns, they\u2019re able to survive the North\u2019s more moderate temperatures. If the thermometer does plummet, robins have a few ways to cope. They fluff their feathers to trap heat and also rely on what\u2019s known as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/why-dont-birds-get-cold-feet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">countercurrent heat exchange system<\/a>, which helps keep their blood warm. Robins also roost together, sharing in the misery of a cold night to conserve even more body heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenichudson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-588599462-1400x777.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33834\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Many robins don&#8217;t migrate. If they stick around for the winter, they may roost together to conserve body heat. (Photo: Mirceaux \/ iStock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robins helped raise environmental awareness.&nbsp;<\/strong>In an effort to eliminate the fungus causing Dutch elm disease, trees in the 1950s were sprayed with the pesticide DDT. Earthworms became poisoned after eating contaminated leaf litter and so, too, did robins eating the worms. Studies showed that a robin could die by ingesting fewer than a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/journeynorth.org\/tm\/robin\/CarsonLeavesRobins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dozen worms<\/a>. Rachel Carson\u2019s bestselling book&nbsp;<em>Silent Spring<\/em>, published in 1962, alerted the public to the devastating, unintentional, toll the toxins had on the birds \u2014 and on the joy of hearing their call.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>In large part because of her book (and robins, of course), DDT was banned in 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They feature in Indigenous legends.&nbsp;<\/strong>In one myth, the robin received its glowing breast as a reward for fanning a fire with its wings through a freezing night, keeping a chief alive. Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800-42), a member of the Ojibwa tribe and recognized as an early Native American literary writer, based her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homestead.org\/myth-legend\/the-origin-of-the-robin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">story<\/a>&nbsp;about the robins\u2019 origin on a Chippewa legend. When it came to naming the birds, Indigenous peoples tried to mimic its call. According to avian ecologist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/avianecologist.com\/2018\/08\/13\/indigenous-bird-names-from-calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jessica Gorzo<\/a>, these include \u201cpeyetchew\u201d (Cree), \u201copitcki\u201d (Ojibwa), and \u201cpipitshi\u201d (Nipissing). Colonists named it after the European robin, similar in color but not related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenichudson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dave-Chernack_American-Robin1-1400x873.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33832\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Despite their &#8220;robin red breast&#8221; nickname, the front of a robin tends to be more of an orange shade. (Photo: David Chernack) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robins aren\u2019t really red.&nbsp;<\/strong>Despite the common nickname \u201crobin red breast,\u201d the birds\u2019 front is closer to orange. However, there\u2019s no disputing the astonishing color of their eggs \u2014 the trademarked robin\u2019s egg blue \u2014 that\u2019s the result of the bile pigment biliverdin deposited as the shell is formed. Researchers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2012\/05\/120514122838.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a>&nbsp;that the more vivid the eggs\u2019 hue, the more interest a male bird takes in caring for the resulting offspring. They feed the just-hatched progeny of a bluer egg up to twice as much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robins construct their nests from the inside out.&nbsp;<\/strong>They begin by pressing grass and twigs into a cup shape before using their wings, beak, and feet to plaster the exterior with mud. Finally, they create a soft bed for the eggs, relying on everything from moss, thread, paper, and feathers. It takes up to two weeks for the eggs to hatch. The young spend roughly two more weeks in the nest before they\u2019re capable of flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenichudson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-pixabay-158734-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33828\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Studies have found the more vivid the eggs\u2019 blue, the more interest a male robin takes in caring for his offspring. (Photo: Pixabay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Their diet changes during the day.&nbsp;<\/strong>Robins live by the saying \u201cthe early bird catches the worm.\u201d<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Mornings, you\u2019ll find them performing a unique running and stopping behavior, halting to pull a fat earthworm or grub out of the ground. Thanks in part to their monocular vision, which allows each eye to see different things, the birds can spot and devour up to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birdfeederhub.com\/facts-about-american-robins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14 feet<\/a>&nbsp;of earthworms before noon. Come the p.m., they switch to eating berries and fruits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robins can get drunk.<\/strong>&nbsp;This occurs in the fall, when the birds feast on berries and fruits that have fermented. According to a NYS Parks&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nystateparks.blog\/2017\/03\/21\/american-robin-natures-harbinger-of-spring-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a>, \u201cmost are just a bit tipsy and you might not be able to notice any signs. However, when some birds overdo it, they may have trouble perching, hopping\/walking, and controlling their flight, often crashing into branches and each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenichudson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-154952276-1400x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33837\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robins can gobble up more than 14 feet worth of earthworms before noon. (Photo: Hamid Ebrahimi \/ iStock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They inspire others to sing.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cWhen the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin&#8217; Along)\u201d has been a staple of the American Songbook ever since Harry Woods wrote it in 1926. Check out this jazzy version by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E1lMmIrQY0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Louis Armstrong<\/a>. The bird really got its groove on \u2014 and reached #2 on the Billboard charts \u2014 when Bobby Day recorded \u201cRockin\u2019 Robin\u201d in 1958. Later, the song also became a success for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u2vzTKh-O5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jackson Five<\/a>. Its catchy refrain goes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>He rocks in the treetops all day long, hoppin&#8217; and a-boppin&#8217; and singing his song<\/em><br><em>All the little birds on Jaybird Street love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenichudson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-1339716810-1400x930.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33836\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There are an estimated 366 million robins in North America \u2014 a seven-fold increase since the 1960s, when the pesticide DDT poisoned the earthworms they feed on. (Photo: Merrimon \/ iStock)<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reed-sparling-is-a-staff-writer-and-historian-at-scenic-hudson-he-is-the-former-editor-of-hudson-valley-magazine-and-currently-co-edits-the-hudson-river-valley-review-a-scholarly-journal-published-by-the-hudson-river-valley-institute-at-marist-college\">Reed Sparling is a staff writer and historian at Scenic Hudson. He is the former editor of <em>Hudson Valley<\/em> Magazine, and currently co-edits the <em>Hudson River Valley Review<\/em>, a scholarly journal published by the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The robin is the oneThat interrupts the mornWith hurried, few, express reportsWhen March is scarcely on. \u2014Emily Dickinson, \u201cThe Robin\u201d Virtually nobody signals the arrival of spring with more brio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":36200,"parent":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"vf-en-espanol":[],"vf-tags":[],"magazine_category":[307,406],"class_list":["post-36434","magazine","type-magazine","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","magazine_category-plants-and-animals","magazine_category-flightwatch"],"acf":{"subtitle":"Some robins migrate, but others have stayed around all winter. 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