American Robin Fledgling Turdus migratorius jr Cooper Marsh,
Lancaster, Ontario, Canada June 3, 2011 Yet another beauty day
in the GWN, sunny, a little cool (20 c – about 70 American) and
a light breeze. A perfect day for visiting The Marsh! I arrived
early afternoon, got the gear and headed out. There was a lot of
damage from the Big Wind we had the other day – more trees in
bits – but the wee birds were taking everything in stride. As I
was walking down the trail to the boardwalk, I spotted this
youngster in the lower branches of a bush. At that age, they
think they’re invisible and just freeze, so I was able to get as
close as the Bigma would allow. Meanwhile, Ma was enjoying some
vintage sumac. Cool Robin Facts – with thanks to
www.allaboutbirds.org An American Robin can produce three
successful broods in one year. On average, though, only 40
percent of nests successfully produce young. Only 25 percent of
those fledged young survive to November. From that point on,
about half of the robins alive in any ye