I had the same circumstance three years ago with robins at my heated bird
bath. At times the entire perimeter of the bird bath was wing to wing
robins...mine were feeding on flowering crab apples so I had a red ring
around the perimeter of the bird bath
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> From: Tom Bell <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: Tom Bell <[email protected]>
> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:50:57 -0600
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: [mou-net] thirsty robins
>
> Eleven American Robins have invaded our heated bird bath and I have never
> experienced such thirsty birds. They crowd around the bird bath and stay there
> dipping, sipping and pooping. I counted 20 dips by one bird before it caught
> movement and flew off. Granted, they do not take in a large quantity of water
> each time they dip into the water, lift their heads to swallow, but they take
> in enough so that the bird bath has to filled twice a day. The birds just
> continue to return to the water source. From their discharge, it looks like
> they are eating buckthorn, so I wonder if that is a contributing factor.
>
> Tom Bell
> Grey Cloud Island
> 5868 Pioneer Rd. S.
> St. Paul Park, MN 55071
> 651-459-4150
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