{"id":141630,"date":"2025-03-15T02:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T07:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=141630"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:21:01","slug":"american-robin-a-dawn-song-recording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/03\/15\/american-robin-a-dawn-song-recording\/","title":{"rendered":"American Robin – A Dawn Song Recording"},"content":{"rendered":"

This time of year, American Robins start to sing their dawn song about an hour before sunrise. Not just one American Robin, all of them in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult American Robin in spring<\/span><\/p>\n

The dawn song of the robins can bother some people, but it doesn’t bother me a bit. I love hearing them.<\/p>\n

Yesterday morning, about an hour before sunrise, I sat outside on the deck, listening to all the robins singing. I decided to head inside, grab my phone, and record their song. I\u2019d never done that before and figured it was high time I did.<\/p>\n

My recording picked up the song of the American Robins, a Northern Mockingbird, and the neighbors rooster crowing.<\/p>\n

You may need to turn your volume up, but you can listen here:\u00a0https:\/\/xeno-canto.org\/980332<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

My fascination with American Robins started when I was a young girl and has never faded. They still make me smile, and now I can take beautiful photos of them too.<\/p>\n

Lately, I’ve been seeing more and more robins foraging in the grass, flitting through the trees, and acting feisty with each other. Maybe they’ll have a great breeding season, I sure hope so.<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday to my oldest son, William. I love you!<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

This time of year, American Robins start to sing their dawn song about an hour before sunrise. 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