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Robins nested on our porch in Mississauga, Ontario, in 2007. They are back in 2008. Are they the same robins? Or are they the offspring returning to their birthplace?
How could we find out? All robins look alike to us.
We have photos.
ET 19 May, 2008.
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∙ 14y agoTheybasically come back to the same nest year after year. The only exception may be the Cowbird, ( brood-parasitic -- they do not make their own nest and lay eggs in others), the Robin rejects the egg maybe by deserting the nest. Then it would not come back.
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∙ 11y agoyes.
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Do Ricola and Red Robin use the same melody?
No. Similar. But no.
Will robins use the same nest twice?
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Can you use the same paper again and again?
as long as there is no writing on it, you can recycle paper. This helps the environment. when you are talking about writing a paper, no. you cannot use the same paper again and again.
Will a flycatcher return to its same nest year after year if the nest has not been disturbed?
It depends on species but territories are generally held by males and they return to the same territory each year, if they can fight-off competitors. The same hen turning-up is far from guaranteed, but re-use of a successful nest-site is quite possible. Disturbance of the old nest is not relevant.
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