- Robin in Amalga Meadows is a brief video of an American Robin feeding on the ground.
- For information on the feeding habits of robins look at Vanderhoff, Natasha, Peter Pyle, Michael A. Patten, Rex Sallabanks and Frances C. James. (2016). American Robin (Turdus migratorius), The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America: https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/amerob
- In this publication: Employs two foraging modes: a widely foraging one and a sit-and-wait foraging mode ( Paszkowski 1982 ). When foraging for earthworms, uses a combination “Head-Cock” and “Bill-Pounce” behavior ( Heppner 1965 ). In Head-Cocking, one eye points toward a spot on the ground, 3–5 cm directly in front of the bird, along the longitudinal axis of the body. After holding this position for a few seconds, the robin rotates and flexes its head to bring the other eye into a similar relationship with the ground. Bill-Pouncing then occurs, whereby the bill is thrust quickly into the ground, presumably at visually detected prey, at the spot where the eyes had been directed.
