What is the population of the American robin in North America and where do most of them live?
To figure out the human population in the U.S. and Canada, our countries conduct censuses. A person at each house or apartment must fill out a form saying exactly how many people live at that address, what the ages are, and other information like that. Robins don’t fill out forms, and don’t all collect in a single place for us to count them, so we have to make careful scientific guesses to figure out their population. Based on the Breeding Bird Survey, the Christmas Bird Count, and other surveys, we know that the American Robin population is steady or increasing in most places. Using these surveys and other data, the Partners in Flight North American Landbird Conservation Plan currently estimates the North American robin population to be about 320,000,000. Since the U.S. human population is about 293,000,000, at this point robins still outnumber us. Where do robins live? They are most abundant during the breeding season in moist open habitats, especially those with short grass or crops
