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Post by Pete on Feb 20, 2024 13:17:18 GMT
Back from wherever they migrate to before winter.
Saw the first two of this year in my yard hopping around thru the snow. February is really early for those to be showing up. Normally wouldn't see any until another month or more.
Guess our mild winter got them to start coming back now. Could be tough finding food though with the ground still frozen since their main diet is earthworms. Though I've got a bird-feeder I've never seen a robin eating the seeds.
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Post by professor on Feb 23, 2024 0:27:35 GMT
linkMany retreat southward. Northern Canada empties of robins, while areas far to the south like Texas and Florida receive large winter flocks. But those making the journey are not lured by warmer temperatures: Robins can withstand extremely cold temperatures, adding warm, downy feathers to their plumage. The real motivation is food, or rather the lack of it. As their warm-weather diet of earthworms and insects wanes, robins begin searching for fresh supplies.
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Post by Pete on Feb 23, 2024 14:06:19 GMT
Ted, interesting article.
On the lack of food, I'd said before that'd be hard for the birds to find food with the frozen ground.
Then yesterday I saw a robin pulling small, green leaves from hedge & I'd thought, so that's what it'll eat instead. But then later I realized it was more likely gathering nest building material.
From your article I learned that robins are quiet until mating season. So now I'll know when that is.
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