Birth Announcement!!!

Congratulations...Sandi & Warren on your new addition.  The proud parents sent over some pictures of their newest family member.

As you can see from the picture of the newborn, the distinctive egg of a Robin Red Breast.  Robins are altricial birds whose young need a lot of care from parents in order to survive as you can plainly see.

Ma & Pa have been taking progressive pictures of their bundle of joy which of course I will share with you.  The new addition was named after the very famous 'Robin of Loxley'.  They call her Loxley for short. And she is hungry all the time.  Robins eat different types of food depending on the time of day.  They eat earthworms early in the day and more fruit later in the day.

Robin Nesting Habits:


The song of the male is to advertise his territory or to attract a mate. You'll hear them the most just before the young hatch. The nest is made of grasses, a middle layer of mud, then lined with fine grasses. The nest is usually placed in the crotch of a tree or shrub 5-20 feet above ground.
The availability of mud at nesting time may entice these birds to nest nearby. They will also make use of wool, string and hair.
American Robins can produce three successful broods in one year. On average, though, only 40 percent of nests successfully produce young.
Only 25 percent of those fledged young survive to November. From that point on, about half of the birds alive in any year will make it to the next.
Despite the fact that they can live to be 14 years old, the entire population turns over on average every six years. The female lays 3-7 light blue eggs that are incubated for 12-14 days and the young leave the nest in about 14-16 days, with 2 - 3 broods raised each season.

Loxley is making good progess.  She is an only child, but Sandi & Warren are keeping a eye on her at all times. 

So even though this is the face only a mother can love, they do turn out beautiful in the end.  The parents are eagerly awaiting for her to take her first steps (flight).  Hopefully they will be able to capture it on film.