Facts about Robins

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   Territorial male robins sing up to 200 distinct song phrases, with some individuals producing over 2,000 songs per day during breeding season to defend their nesting areas.

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   Robins can raise up to three broods in a single breeding season, with pairs sometimes beginning nest construction for their next clutch while still feeding fledglings from the previous one.

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   In a single day, robins consume roughly 14 feet of earthworms, making them voracious foragers that can eat up to one-third of their body weight daily.

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   A robin's heart beats approximately 570 times per minute, more than ten times faster than a human heart's resting rate.

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   The orange-red breast coloration of male robins develops fully only after their first year, with younger birds displaying duller plumage until they molt.

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   American robins lay between 3 and 5 pale blue eggs per clutch, with incubation lasting approximately 12 to 14 days.

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   During spring migration, American robins can fly up to 35 miles per day while traveling between their wintering and breeding grounds.

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