For the last week i've played a game with one robin. It gets under the net covering our blueberries and each morning i go out and help it out from under the net. It then flies off and scolds me from the nearest tree. For the few seconds i hold it in my hand we look at each other. As best i can tell the robin is irritated and indignant. Anyway, i happened to see a new book in the library on robins and here are some facts from the book. * Robins migrate from the south at an average speed of 38 miles per day. They linger along the way and often the robins we see are just passing through. * The major predators are house cats and hawks. * A nesting shelf may encourage robins to stay. Size should be: opening (7.5 x 8.5) back (8.5 x 9.5) and roof (7x10) * The robin is America's most widespread song bird. * Robins like dripping water and crab apples, blackberry, hawthorn, hemlock, maple, mulberry, buckthorn, raspberry, blueberry, elderberry, grape, honeysuckle, rose, and persimmon. The American Robin by: Roland Wauer 1999
