[blam]

"Wisconsin's State Bird is the American Robin, which is actually in the Warbler Family, hence the great singing voice. I sure hope he shows up soon to welcome SPRING to 'Sconny!"

I've had thousands of those around my house and in the nearby fields for the last two weeks.

BTW, Those robins are closely related to the Blue birds. It's the time of year for the male bluebirds to be out scouting for nest sites. I've seen them out and about already too.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Yes, we will be on the ATV soon, making the rounds and cleaning out all of our Bluebird houses! :)

I raised a baby Robin as a kid; found it in our window well and Mom let me keep it. We called the Zoo and they told us to feed it meat baby food that had been thinned with a little water. And Marvin ate - about every two minutes!

I managed to raise him to maturity (good training for my later, ‘Chicken Lady Days’) and he would ride around on my bike handlebars with me.

Of course, it was fleeting...as soon as he saw a Lady Robin all bets were off, LOL!

Now, every spring, Mom and I call one another when we spot the first Robin and say, “Marvin’s Back!” :)

[gundog]

Robins are thrushes.