Itâs January! This is no time of year for robins. There were five of them. They were in the trees, flying down to the ground and back into the trees. Robins are common everywhere in the U.S. and in southern Canada in summer. But in the northern states, including northern Indiana, robins are gone in winter. Theyâve flown south, migrated. To us in the northern states, robins are regarded as a sign of spring, harbingers of spring. Iâve seen robins in northern Indiana in January before. But I donât recall seeing them in my yard in January. When Iâve seen them in northern Indiana in winter Iâve seen a small flock in a woodland, the state park near my home, for example.