I didn't count but, early this morning just before sun up there were flocks
of Robins heading south so it seems they are on the move south.
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From: "Carol Crust" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robins and robins and robins (with a question added)
Went to the parade in Pierz and after wended our way home to Brainerd thru
various locations in Mille Lacs, Morrison and Crow Wing Counties. In about
4 hours of travel we saw only one Robin
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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
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Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 1:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robins and robins and robins (with a question added)
When I volunteered at the MOU Booth at the Fair on Saturday evening, there
were a couple of questions from the public about whether the robins had
already migrated since they seem pretty scarce lately. We assured people
that they were still around but that their feeding habits had perhaps made
them harder to see.
Yesterday afternoon, my husband and I were walking across the Stone Arch
Bridge in Mpls. We saw 100+ robins, both mature and juveniles, near the
southeast Mpls. end of the bridge. We have often encountered robins along
the "Mississippi Mile" in that vicinity during the cold season. I'd be
interested in why they are flocking together now so far before the beginning
of freeze-up. Anyone have any ideas?
Jeanne Tanamachi
Lauderdale MN
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From: "Thomas Maiello" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:59:55 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [mou-net] Robins and robins and robins
Have had an impressive wave of robins all morning. Over half are
immature. Numbers are hard to estimate but perhaps 30-40 with an
occasional Blue Jay mixed in. I have not had any robins all summer
nor jays. The Cooper's family was calling again this morning also
after a brief respite of a week or two. Have had several warbler
waves over the last week but the fair has been distracting as of
late. The hardest part of robin waves is my compulsion to check out
each one to make sure I don't miss a lifer Varied Thrust. Some have
been close but nothing to claim.
Thomas Maiello
Angel Environmental Management, Inc.
Maple Grove, MN
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