Robins as a sign of an early spring?

Dear Tom,
We saw at least eight robins in our front yard this afternoon (Jan. 21)!
Does this mean we will be having an early spring?
The Burns Family, Westchester
Dear Burns Family,
Robins wintering in the Chicago area prompt questions like yours
occasionally, but the answer is a definite "no." Those robins aren't
foretelling an early spring, nor are they lost or confused.
In the summer, robins can be found across most of North America, even Alaska
and far northern Canada. However, those northern robins migrate south for
the winter, or west to the mild Canadian Pacific Coastal strip.
Surprisingly, most of the United States, including the Midwest, is wintering
territory for Canadian robins.
Locally, most (but not all) of our summer robins migrate to Southern states
for the winter, but some will remain here if they are able to find berries,
seeds and dormant insects.