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Does this look like a robin (new pic link)?
Please don't answer unless you know what a robin looks like! I can Google as well as you can.
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In the sedcond picture it's sitting near a robin redbreast. Do robins nest in pairs, and are the females brown and grey? The nest is over my porch light. It's the same nest that was used last year, does that mean it is the same bird? Early in the spring it does the most amazing diversionary tactic. it hovers in midair about 3 feet to the side and and below the nest, staying in one spot mid-air with its wings fluttering like a moth. Then after the eggs are laid and newly hatched, it'll leave the nest when you walk by, but just go and perch nearby and chirp a little bit. As the babies get closer to fledgling, it will dive-bomb us when we try to come in and out of the house.
PS note the white dot on the side of her head.
Birdgirl... I just called it a robin redbreast for convenience because I don't know if it's a male or not. the plainer one is the one that is always with the nest. Would the redbreast keep hanging around if he didn't have something to do with the nest?
Oh, sorry. I am in Maine. The plain on is the one that sat on the nest, and is the one doing the feeding.
I got a funny shot of the 4 of them in the nest. if that's a piece of shell stuck to the side, then that would answer my question about robins. In a way I hope they are not starlings, I don't like the idea of encouraging an invasive species. The poop started flying out of the nest today and it'll be a constant barrage for 2 weeks now. Here's that pic
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Odd..this does not look like a robin. It is the wrong color for an immature robin. Is it hanging out with the robins as if it is one?? The birds are actually American Robins.."robin redbreast" is just a nickname, but does not say anything about species. The females and the males generally look the same..brown with orange breasts..however the male has a brighter orange on the chest than the female does. The babies are usually brown as well with some speckling on the chest. See photos below:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGui...
The robins are most likely the same birds that nested there last year..birds are very territorial and will return to the same territory year after year.
Edit: I suppose this can be some odd ball melantistic robin although I have not really heard of robins having this coloration. I have heard about many birds having albinism, making them all white or paritally white. You should watch and see if the bird actually sits on the nest...then you would know for sure it is a robin. It also does look a little like a Black Phoebe..but not knowing where you live..not sure if you even get this species or not.
- Anonymous5 years ago
yes there was a female robin at one time. her name was/is stephanie brown. she is also known as spoiler. look her up
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I believe it is a female robin redbreast. Female birds are often plainer colors then their mate's. Oh, and by the way, they do nest in pairs.
