For as long as I can remember I never used to see Robins here (in Chicago) in the winter. They may have been here and I may have missed it. But for the last 15 years or so, I can honestly say that I've been pretty bird obsessed so I would think that I would have noticed them.
I can remember always getting so excited to catch my first glimpse of them, or hear them at 4 am, because that was a true sign that spring was finally here.
But oddly enough, I keep seeing them everywhere here lately and it got me curious/half worried for them. I wish I could speak bird and tell them to pack their birdie suitcases and go because they will probably be in for a rude awakening soon! So far our weather hasn't been atrocious but I do think they'll regret it and get a rude awakening come January/February, and maybe even March, when it gets blustery and we could be under a few feet of snow.
I just read that sometimes Robins don't migrate but I think this is the first year I've noticed it here. Just curious if anyone else who lives in a cold climate has noticed Robins sticking around through winter? And if so, is that unusual to you?
I can remember always getting so excited to catch my first glimpse of them, or hear them at 4 am, because that was a true sign that spring was finally here.
But oddly enough, I keep seeing them everywhere here lately and it got me curious/half worried for them. I wish I could speak bird and tell them to pack their birdie suitcases and go because they will probably be in for a rude awakening soon! So far our weather hasn't been atrocious but I do think they'll regret it and get a rude awakening come January/February, and maybe even March, when it gets blustery and we could be under a few feet of snow.
I just read that sometimes Robins don't migrate but I think this is the first year I've noticed it here. Just curious if anyone else who lives in a cold climate has noticed Robins sticking around through winter? And if so, is that unusual to you?