Well, as you've probably guessed, the robin never lay a fourth egg. :( And since the eggs don't move there's not much to talk about. And I still haven't been able to catch the mom on the nest. Today I'm gonna give some facts about Robins, FYI.
Some facts about robins:
Common Name: American robin
Scientific Name: Turdus migratorius
Order PASSERIFORMES - Family TURDIDAE
Society: In summer, females sleep on the nests and males congregate in roosts. As young robins become independent, they join the males in the roost. Female adults go to the roosts only after they have finished nesting.
Nesting: An American Robin can produce three successful broods in one year. On average, though, only 40 percent of nests successfully produce young.
Life-time: About half of the robins alive in any year will make it to the next. Despite the fact that a blessed robin can live to be 14 years old, the entire population turns over on average every six years.
Song: The robin is one of the first birds to sing in the morning and is one of the last to be heard at night. The male is most vocal, usually singing from high points in the morning and during courtship. The robin is one of the few birds to sing throughout the winter.
»listen to robin's songs.
Diet: Though we think of robins as eating mainly earthworms, in fact earthworms and other invertebrates make up about 40 percent of its diet. Most of their food is fruit. They find earthworms by sight rather than by sound.They eat invertebrates mainly in the spring, summer and early morning, but rely on fruit later in the day, in the fall and winter. Their preferred fruits are grapes, cherries, tomatoes, pokeberries, mistletoe berries, rowan berries and in southern states, the fruits of the Sabal Palm. Robins also eat beetles, grasshoppers and other insects.
Chicks: The chicks are fed by both parents. They eat about 35 to 40 meals a day. The parents keep the nests clean by carrying away or eating the chicks' fecal sacs.
I'll post again on Saturday. Until then...(:>)=
P.S. 7-8 days till first egg hatches!!
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