Description

This is one of a flock of American Robins that we discovered in November feasting enthusiastically on Winterberry. In our area, Robins are generally thought of as spring and summer birds, but in fact some do overwinter here, depending on persistent berries and crabapples for sustenance.

Category

Week 9: Birds and Fruit

Species

• American Robin

Tags

• Bird
• Fruit
• berries
• Turdus migratorius
• Ilex verticillata
• shrub
• southern Ontario