Family Tree by Signe Wilkinson for March 28, 2017
March 27, 2017
March 29, 2017
Transcript:
Twig says, "You live such a simple life, nana." Agatha says, "Not compared to a robin." Twig says, "That's not true." Agatha says, "Excuse me?" Twig says, "Robins fly south in the winter." Agatha says, "I would too?" Agatha says, "If I could get their airfare."
Like most people, I always thought that robins migrated hundreds of miles south in the winter. Frequent winter sightings led me to research why. In the winter, robins change their diets from summery worms and grubs, to berries and fruit. They don’t migrate to warmer climes so much as they move to locations where they can find their winter diet. Most, particularly males, remain in their summer regions, but gather in huge flocks in the deeper woods where they can find such food. The males remain in their nesting regions to be prepared for the intense competition for the best nesting locations. In the spring and summer they become very territorial. Some females do head a little further south for more nourishing food supplies for the spring egg producing season. On nice winter days, robins can often be found in our gardens and parks. Here in Ontario where I live, I have had flocks of hundreds in January swarming around my property.