{"id":10170,"date":"2017-12-04T06:30:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T11:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=10170"},"modified":"2017-11-29T17:05:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T22:05:24","slug":"take-5-ravenous-robins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-ravenous-robins\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Ravenous Robins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many backyard birders are surprised to see this traditional “herald of spring” hopping about in the depths of winter. Although many of our robins do migrate (hence the species name\u00a0migratorius<\/i>), an increasing number of these red-breasted songsters are passing the winter in Massachusetts each year. Winter robins rely on berries and other small fruits to survive the winter, so if you’d like to attract them to your yard, consider planting more native fruiting plants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn more about how robins survive the cold months of winter<\/a> on our website, and enjoy these five lovely photos of robins from past years of our Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest.<\/p>\n

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American robin \u00a9 Richard Antinarelli<\/p><\/div>\n

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American robin in an American holly \u00a9 Megan O’Leary<\/p><\/div>\n

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American robin in a cedar tree \u00a9 Jane Parker<\/p><\/div>\n

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American robin eating berries \u00a9 Lee Fortier<\/p><\/div>\n

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American robin eating berries \u00a9 Elizabeth Fabiano<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many backyard birders are surprised to see this traditional “herald of spring” hopping about in the depths of winter. Although many of our robins do migrate (hence the species name\u00a0migratorius), an increasing number of these red-breasted songsters are passing the winter in Massachusetts each year. Winter robins rely on berries and other small fruits to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":10178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[195,83,84],"class_list":["post-10170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5","tag-american-robin","tag-photo-contest","tag-photography"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/11\/LeeFortier_o18_grandwinner_robinberrysnowing_fi.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2E2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13968,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/the-early-bird-sings-a-tale-of-climate-change\/","url_meta":{"origin":10170,"position":0},"title":"The Early Bird Sings a Tale of Climate Change","author":"Rishya N.","date":"May 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"As buds bloom and seedlings sprout, you can hear the familiar chorus of American Robins in your backyard, signaling the arrival of spring. 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