Peek and Tut "Heads up!" Given by males and females, especially during the nesting season, this is a low-grade alarm call. It means potential predators have been spotted. Listen for 2-3 sharp "peek!" calls alternating with softer "tut" calls.
Whinny "Danger!" The Whinny is an alarm call given by males and females. It expresses a higher level of alarm that Peek and Tut. Neighboring robins often fly in when they hear this to help mob a predator. The call sounds like a whinnying horse.
Seeeee Zeeeup is a contact call that holds the flock together. It's given by males and females, sometimes during migration flights ("Let's go!") and sometimes in feeding groups ("Look at the berries in that tree.")
Zeeeeup! Zeeeup is a contact call that holds the flock together. It's given by males and females, sometimes during migration flights ("Let's go!") and sometimes in feeding groups ("Look at the berries in that tree.")
Listen! Learn how to distinguish the robin's true song from other common vocalizations. True Song Peek-and-tut Whinny Seeeee Zeeeup Sounds courtesy of Lang Elliott Nature Sound Studios.
Listen! Learn how to distinguish the robin's true song from other common vocalizations.
True Song
Peek-and-tut
Whinny
Seeeee
Zeeeup
Sounds courtesy of Lang Elliott Nature Sound Studios.
