Huge robin with orange breast?? (1 Viewer)

[joni1129]

I am in NE Pennsylvania. This spring we have seen a new bird that looks a great deal like a huge robin that is rotund and very large. It also had a yellow beak and more of an orange breast. We simply cannot identify. Any takers?

 

[delia todd]

Hi joni and a warm welcome to you on behalf of the Staff and Moderators.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I'll look forward to your contributions. Sorry, I'll leave the ID alone as I don't know your birds well enough.

D

 

[xcellent]

Jambo :hi: - Welcome to BirdForum and to the breathtaking world of birds and their lovers. I know you will enjoy.

 

[Jon Turner]

I am in NE Pennsylvania. This spring we have seen a new bird that looks a great deal like a huge robin that is rotund and very large. It also had a yellow beak and more of an orange breast. We simply cannot identify. Any takers?

When you say huge, - in relation to what? American Robin fits your description, and is pretty huge compared to our European Robin, but if you mean huge in comparison to an American Robin, I'm lost too!

best of luck, and welcome to the forum!

Jon

 

[joni1129]

Thanks to all for the hearty welcome!

My huge robin is large in camparison to the American robin. About 1 1/2 times the size. His mate is as large, but with subdued coloring. We see him most often sitting peaceably in a tree. He's never on the ground feeding like the robins.???? That's why we're so interested.

 

[Peter C.]

Any takers?

:h?:
Not without a photo...

 

[Kelly L. O'Brien]

Over 25 years ago, in the Plum Creek Forest Preserve, in Sauk Village, IL., I saw a large bird. It basically looked like a Robin, but was the size of a wild turkey, I'd say. It was on the ground, partially hidden, by the trees. It had a Crest, on its head, reminding me of maybe a cockatiel, but was black feathers. Colored, the same as a Robin. I seem to remember a yellow beak, and it had light-colored feathers, lining its eyes. It saw me, and took off, into the trees, and I lost sight of it. I didn't hear vocalizations, from it. I've been trying to identify it, to no success. Someone told me it might have been a pheasant, but the pheasants, around here, are green and white.

 

[KC Foggin]

Hi there and a warm welcome to you .
We're glad you found us and please join in wherever you like

It would be great if you could get a picture of this bird for us to see.

 

[delia todd]

Hi Kelly and a warm welcome from me too.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I hope to hear about all the birds you see when out and about.

 

[Lisa W]

Hi, welcome to the forum. Sorry I can’t help with an ID.

 

[Chris G6 UXU]

Hello Kelly and welcome to the forum, enjoy and all the best.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Hi Kelly and welcome to BirdForum.

Rich

 

[Fritz73]

Hola Joni!
Hola Kelly!
Welcome to Birdforum

 

[dbirdy]

When you say huge, - in relation to what? American Robin fits your description, and is pretty huge compared to our European Robin, but if you mean huge in comparison to an American Robin, I'm lost too!

best of luck, and welcome to the forum!

Jon

I saw one too. it was at least twice the size of a robin. there were about six in a tree that i took a picture with my 600 mm camera. These birds dove strait down I have a picture from a distance.

 

[dantheman]

I saw one too. it was at least twice the size of a robin. there were about six in a tree that i took a picture with my 600 mm camera. These birds dove strait down I have a picture from a distance.

If you check back on your original thread you will see that there is a consensus these birds were American Robins.

 

[dbirdy]

If you check back on your original thread you will see that there is a consensus these birds were American Robins.

Yup I see that however, I have seen robins all my life and these appeared to me to be very large . Not puffed up , I could see them from a far distance and the tree is huge . If I see them again I will try to get better photos. I am not an expert obviously and my bird friends said the same thing you all said.

 

[PYRTLE]

Post the picture, no matter how poor. Birds seem larger when viewed through a magnifying optic, be it a spotting scope or long lens.......it is a type of perspective. But American Robins as suggested.

 

[dbirdy]

Post the picture, no matter how poor. Birds seem larger when viewed through a magnifying optic, be it a spotting scope or long lens.......it is a type of perspective. But American Robins as suggested.

Ok - I actually went and got my lense because I wanted to know what the large birds in the giant tree were . It seems to be the consensus that they were Robins . I personally have never seen robins like these ones …