TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

American Robin American Robin- Turdus migratorius American Robin- Turdus migratorius, Order PASSERIFORMES - Family TURDIDAE. I resisted long enough! I had been ignoring these very common birds. But.......... "The robin is the most widespread thrush in North American thanks to a tolerance for human-modified habitats. The American Robin eats both fruit and invertebrates. Earthworms are important during the breeding season, but fruit is the main diet during winter." Found year round in Ohio. This Robin was captured while on Miami University's campus. (Photo: March 29, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM, 1.4x teleconverter EF ll lens) For more species info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Robin_dtl.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact bigbendwildlands@gmail.com

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.