Breast orange; gray-brown above; head blackish; white eye ring; yellow bill.
Prefers juniper areas.
The robin eats worms and fruit from trees. It is seen frequently around feeders,
where it is very fond of sunflower seeds and apples. Robin nests are in the form
of a cup of mud built in the fork of a tree. Its common call is tut-tut, and its
song is cheer-up, cheer-up, cheer-up.
IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS
Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve (a lush, well-watered preserve 3 miles [4.8
kilometers] north of Cerro Bonanza, near La Ciénega.)
Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush - TRANSIENT (fall & spring)
Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Townsend Solitaire - TRANSIENT & WINTER
American Robin - ALL YEAR
Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve (an isolated high mountain group --
7,000 to 9,000 feet [2,133.6 to 2,743.2 meters] elevation -- eight miles [12.9
kilometers] south of Cerrillos.)
Townsend's Solitaire - June '02
American Robin - Apr '03
Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Townsend's Solitaire, Hermit Thrush, American
Robin - as of '04
This website is maintained by the Cerrillos
Hills Park Coalition
and is dedicated to the creation, enhancement and stewardship
of an historical, recreational, and cultural open space in
the
Cerrillos Hills, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
