What has happened to the Robin population?

[SemperFiDawg]

It's been a coon's age since I saw one. As a boy growing up they used to be flocks of them light in our front yard. I'd take a shotgun and kill several with one shot and we would eat them. They were fine eating. Can't remember the last time I saw one.

 

[The Original Rooster]

I had hundreds in my yard at one time in the fall here in south Monroe county. They're all over the holly trees eating berries too. Habitat maybe?

 

[antharper]

Thick in Troup co now

 

[Railroader]

Been seeing plenty in Ware...

 

[Nicodemus]

I remember seeing flocks of thousands at a time when I was a youngun. Nowadays those flocks might have 50 at the most.

 

[trad bow]

I’ve got two big cedars in the back yard that generally have robins in them or underneath them eating the berries. When it’s warmer they feed heavily on worms in backyard. I put no pesticides on the ground except for treating fire ant mounds

 

[Resica]

It's been a coon's age since I saw one. As a boy growing up they used to be flocks of them light in our front yard. I'd take a shotgun and kill several with one shot and we would eat them. They were fine eating. Can't remember the last time I saw one.

Maybe this

 

[1eyefishing]

I think their main diet is worms.
I guess most people know they can feel the movements of the worms in the ground through their feet.
Maybe the lawn industry is cutting down on the worm supply...?
Late winter seemed to be the time when they were thickest though.
Maybe it's not quite time yet.
I haven't really noticed a drastic shortage...

 

[ryanh487]

Still get plenty around here. If it weren't for them and starlings my boat would stay far cleaner all winter

 

[Stroker]

Had a big flock of them in my backyard yesterday. Killed many with my Red Ryder when I was young, my Granny would fry them up for me.

 

[mizzippi jb]

Used to love to watch robins get into a batch of old China berries and get drunk on em.

 

[trad bow]

Cold weather pushed them back to where the ground isn’t frozen.

 

[ucfireman]

Been seeing good flocks around the Gwinnett area

 

[NCHillbilly]

Big flocks of hundreds of robins mixed with cedar waxwings at work last week cleaning off the holly berries. They don't usually show up here at home until about mid-February, but they are still very common in the spring and all summer. Usually have a couple pairs nesting in the yard.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

Saw a small flock ~30 Sunday, eating Holly berries on the ground.

 

[Resica]

Saw a flock of Robins in backyard up here 2 days ago after the snow melted.

 

[Railroader]

Had at least 100 in the yard this morning in Ware..

 

[WOODIE13]

With storm systems pushing in from the SW primarily keeps them spread out North to South, no reason to migrate if they don't have to.

We still have them up here, even during the snow last week.

 

[SemperFiDawg]

After reading the replies I’m relieved to know they haven’t experienced a population decline

 

[Timberbeast]

I’ll jump in. I traditionally seem to start seeing them after thanksgiving in the deer season. Leaves falling and cooler air normally brings them. I can’t say I’ve noticed a major decline but that would not surprise if they are.