Worms also feed on the decomposing remains of other animals. No wonder worms are such a nutritious food source for robins. Even if a robin won't care how many calories are in a worm, WE still wondered. We asked Forest Ecologist Cindy Hale if she knew the answer. This Journey North activity tells how to bring up worms and what to observe after you've collected some.
Students can work in teams with one partner as recorder, or draw and record in their own journals.
Whether robins hunt worms by sight or sound is only part of the question. But an early bird also gets. . The older experienced males are usually the first to arrive and claim nesting territories. The inexperienced males must settle for second-best sites, which explains the chasing you may see among robins in early spring. Nationwide, banding returns show that about 74 percent of robins return to within 10 miles of their birthplace.