The birds are now in the middle of their nesting season, and might be building close to human habitation. Each spring American robins begin to build their nests.

The American Robin is one of the most numerous and well-loved birds in America. Its bright, and bubbly song begins well before dawn and can be heard all thru the day.

Nests are built on horizontal branches 5 to 25 feet above the ground. Females lay 2 or 3 broods per year, each with 3 to 7 pale (robin) blue eggs, incubating eggs 12 to 14 days.

The American robin nests almost completely across North America, up to the high Arctic and up to a height of 10,000 feet in western mountains. As their Latin name — Turdus migratorius ...

Baby birds grow extremely fast, and robins are ready to fledge within two weeks after hatching. At times, the nest is so full with baby birds that they may crowd each other out of the nest.

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The American Robin became our state bird going all the way back in 1926, when the state Federation of Women's Clubs sponsored a bird study program in Wisconsin public schools.

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