TOLEDO, Ohio — A sign of spring is spotting robins outside the window. But you may have spotted one back in February.
Though you might think robins are one of the "snowbirds" that migrate, which they do, some do stay around the area.
When temperatures are around 38 degrees, robins slowly start to arrive back into the area.
There is a reason why you do not see them all winter.
Robins are seen in February and March is dependent upon food. Early during the winter robins eat the berries that are deep in the wood, deeper than we usually go, so we do not see them that much.
But, the food source during the winter does eventually become depleted, that is when they come near us, they are searching for food.
Despite these robins, many of these birds still technically migrate south.
Some robins fly from our area and fly to warmer southern climates. But other robins fly from colder Canada down to warmer Toledo. It may not be warm to us, but for Robins from our north, Toledo is warmer.