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Botticeli
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 Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject: strange Robins....? |
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Windy day in central Ontario, around 0 celcius... and I can't belive
that in my back yard are like 10 robins. They landed on the grass,
found no worms, got back to the maple tree and all of them started to
move their wings frenetically, and from time to time scratch them with
their beaks.
I have lived here for 20 years and I have never seen something like
this.
Poor things, is too cold...
Hope someone has an answer.
Thanks
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jadel
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: strange Robins....? |
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On Nov 11, 12:34 pm, Wilson <Wil...@nowhere.com> wrote:
| Quote: | sometime in the recent past RJP posted this:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:48:30 -0800 (PST), Botticeli
Jesusjacq...@gmail.com> wrote:
Windy day in central Ontario, around 0 celcius... and I can't belive
that in my back yard are like 10 robins. They landed on the grass,
found no worms, got back to the maple tree and all of them started to
move their wings frenetically, and from time to time scratch them with
their beaks.
I have lived here for 20 years and I have never seen something like
this.
Poor things, is too cold...
Hope someone has an answer.
Robins are present all year at least as far north as the upper midwest
(Wisconsin, Michigan, etc.). There are fewer of them, but they are
around. In the winter, they form groups and spend a lot of time in
forests. Taken all together, these things mean that you will
see dramatically fewer of them in your backyard in the winter. Their
presence in the geographical area is completely normal, but your
observations of them will be rare.
Randy
The Robins started wintering over in eastern Maine about 15 years ago.
Somewhere, maybe in here, I heard that Robins eat more fruit than worms and
such. I know that in mid-winter, they feed a lot on dropped apples or the
few that stay in trees. In addition to Robins, Canada Geese are wintering
here too. As for summer residents that we didn't have around 15 years ago
include Turkey Buzzards and Mallards. Never used to see Mallards, but now
the Black Duck groups almost always include a pair of Mallards and
cross-breeding has been recorded.
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The robins here in WV are around all year. They do indeed feed on
fruits. I witnessed them stripping tiny apples off an ornamental
crabapple the other day.
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bthache
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: strange Robins....? |
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Don't feel bad, I'm still seeing some up here north of Lake Superior and it
was -11 C this morning! The temp in your area won't bother them one bit.
It sounds to me like they were doing a communal preening. Maybe someone
else here can give you more info.
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Tammie
In Ontario, north of Lake Superior
"Botticeli" <Jesusjacquez@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Windy day in central Ontario, around 0 celcius... and I can't belive
that in my back yard are like 10 robins. They landed on the grass,
found no worms, got back to the maple tree and all of them started to
move their wings frenetically, and from time to time scratch them with
their beaks.
I have lived here for 20 years and I have never seen something like
this.
Poor things, is too cold...
Hope someone has an answer.
Thanks
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Botticeli
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: strange Robins....? |
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On Nov 11, 1:17 pm, jadel <delco...@ab.edu> wrote:
| Quote: | On Nov 11, 12:34 pm, Wilson <Wil...@nowhere.com> wrote:
sometime in the recent past RJP posted this:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:48:30 -0800 (PST), Botticeli
Jesusjacq...@gmail.com> wrote:
Windy day in central Ontario, around 0 celcius... and I can't belive
that in my back yard are like 10 robins. They landed on the grass,
found no worms, got back to the maple tree and all of them started to
move their wings frenetically, and from time to time scratch them with
their beaks.
I have lived here for 20 years and I have never seen something like
this.
Poor things, is too cold...
Hope someone has an answer.
Robins are present all year at least as far north as the upper midwest
(Wisconsin, Michigan, etc.). There are fewer of them, but they are
around. In the winter, they form groups and spend a lot of time in
forests. Taken all together, these things mean that you will
see dramatically fewer of them in your backyard in the winter. Their
presence in the geographical area is completely normal, but your
observations of them will be rare.
Randy
The Robins started wintering over in eastern Maine about 15 years ago.
Somewhere, maybe in here, I heard that Robins eat more fruit than worms and
such. I know that in mid-winter, they feed a lot on dropped apples or the
few that stay in trees. In addition to Robins, Canada Geese are wintering
here too. As for summer residents that we didn't have around 15 years ago
include Turkey Buzzards and Mallards. Never used to see Mallards, but now
the Black Duck groups almost always include a pair of Mallards and
cross-breeding has been recorded.
The robins here in WV are around all year. They do indeed feed on
fruits. I witnessed them stripping tiny apples off an ornamental
crabapple the other day.
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Thanks for your answers. I was born and raised in a tropical country,
and the birds in Canada and the northern regions amazed me! I am
always concerned of those little creatures to frozen to death, however
I never has seen anyone in that circumstance!
Since my dog died I have been paying attention at the birds in the
back yard... I am a songwriter in the process of publishing in myspace
a new song about Birds, and their hardships in this world that is
killing forests and lakes...
Thanks to all
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RJP
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject: Re: strange Robins....? |
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On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:48:30 -0800 (PST), Botticeli
<Jesusjacquez@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Windy day in central Ontario, around 0 celcius... and I can't belive
that in my back yard are like 10 robins. They landed on the grass,
found no worms, got back to the maple tree and all of them started to
move their wings frenetically, and from time to time scratch them with
their beaks.
I have lived here for 20 years and I have never seen something like
this.
Poor things, is too cold...
Hope someone has an answer.
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Robins are present all year at least as far north as the upper midwest
(Wisconsin, Michigan, etc.). There are fewer of them, but they are
around. In the winter, they form groups and spend a lot of time in
forests. Taken all together, these things mean that you will
see dramatically fewer of them in your backyard in the winter. Their
presence in the geographical area is completely normal, but your
observations of them will be rare.
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Wilson
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: strange Robins....? |
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sometime in the recent past RJP posted this:
| Quote: | On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:48:30 -0800 (PST), Botticeli
Jesusjacquez@gmail.com> wrote:
Windy day in central Ontario, around 0 celcius... and I can't belive
that in my back yard are like 10 robins. They landed on the grass,
found no worms, got back to the maple tree and all of them started to
move their wings frenetically, and from time to time scratch them with
their beaks.
I have lived here for 20 years and I have never seen something like
this.
Poor things, is too cold...
Hope someone has an answer.
Robins are present all year at least as far north as the upper midwest
(Wisconsin, Michigan, etc.). There are fewer of them, but they are
around. In the winter, they form groups and spend a lot of time in
forests. Taken all together, these things mean that you will
see dramatically fewer of them in your backyard in the winter. Their
presence in the geographical area is completely normal, but your
observations of them will be rare.
Randy
The Robins started wintering over in eastern Maine about 15 years ago. |
Somewhere, maybe in here, I heard that Robins eat more fruit than worms and
such. I know that in mid-winter, they feed a lot on dropped apples or the
few that stay in trees. In addition to Robins, Canada Geese are wintering
here too. As for summer residents that we didn't have around 15 years ago
include Turkey Buzzards and Mallards. Never used to see Mallards, but now
the Black Duck groups almost always include a pair of Mallards and
cross-breeding has been recorded.
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Wilson N44º39" W67º12" |
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