American Robin

22 December 2020 found Erika and me taking photographs of an American Robin to meet the eBird challenge of 50 images taken while compiling bird lists. The rules of this game do not forbid taking 50 photos of the same bird over and over, but I have attempted to collect different plumages (male/female), if not 50 different species. 

American Robins are the most abundant and widely distributed North American thrush, found from Alaska and northern Canada south throughout most of Mexico. The species winters far to the north, even into Alaska. Many robins migrate, but other individuals are year-round residents. Still other birds perform elevational migrations along various mountain ranges. Distinguishing robin races in the field is difficult. The robin in this photo, however, appears paler backed than the breeding robins we see in Olympia. In the winter, robins by the hundreds form flocks that roam in search of trees with fruit. In the summer they eat worms and a variety of invertebrates.