Is the American Robin really the first harbinger of spring? In this episode I talk about the partially-migratory American Robin and why so many folks seem to think it disappears for the winter. This is an isolated segment of an upcoming bonus episode about the earliest and most reliable signs of spring.

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: 

• American Robin call by Wil Hershberger (ML508731) 
• American Robin call by Randolph Little  (ML508733) 
• American Robin call by Mike Andersen (ML508737)