{"id":132009,"date":"2024-08-08T02:50:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T07:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=132009"},"modified":"2025-09-12T06:46:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:46:22","slug":"american-robin-nesting-in-august-in-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/08\/08\/american-robin-nesting-in-august-in-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"American Robin Nesting In August In Arkansas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I never thought I’d see an American Robin nesting in August, but I have. August in Arkansas should be too hot for robins to be nesting now. I guess it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Robin with nesting material \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/400, ISO 1600, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Three days ago, I noticed an American Robin poking around in the grasses. I thought it was looking for food.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t; the robin was searching for nesting material on a day when the temperature was almost 100\u00b0F. I quickly got my camera on the robin and took a few images of the bird.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Robin nesting in August \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/400, ISO 1600, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking through my viewfinder, I double-checked to make sure it wasn’t food the robin held in its bill; it was nesting material.<\/p>\n

Over the next two days, I observed an American Robin searching for and finding nesting materials. I also noticed that it always flew to the same spot in a pine tree while carrying the materials. There is no mistaking it, this robin is building a nest during the hot days of August in Arkansas.<\/p>\n

It seems too hot for that to me.<\/p>\n

But what do I know? I’m not that robin. I’m just a human struggling in the heat and humidity.<\/p>\n

One American Robin in the yard recently lost a nest, which was found on the ground without eggs or chicks. This might even be the same robin trying to build a new nest.<\/p>\n

I did some research and found that it is not typical for American Robins to nest in August in Arkansas. At all.<\/p>\n

But my eyes aren’t lying to me. This American Robin is building a nest. And that? It\u2019s strange.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my American Robin photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I never thought I’d see an American Robin nesting in August, but I have. August in Arkansas should be too hot for robins to be nesting now. I guess it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[456,13950,27,13951],"tags":[4004,2427,13931,3747,4109,3976,4182,6642,5199,2315,3844,4881,1048,8018,13966],"class_list":["post-132009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-robins","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-sebastian-county","tag-adult","tag-american-robin","tag-garden","tag-grass","tag-grasses","tag-nesting","tag-nesting-material","tag-robin","tag-robins","tag-summer-3","tag-thrush","tag-thrushes","tag-turdus-migratorius","tag-urban","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t