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Birding Reports => Migration Movements => Topic started by: mr.sharp-photo on March 12, 2010, 09:31:31 AM

Title: Robins back in Toronto?
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on March 12, 2010, 09:31:31 AM: got my first robin today.
just seeing if anyone else had a robin roaming their yards.

(I'm in East York)
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Post by: angieinto on March 12, 2010, 09:37:44 AM: Haven't had them in the yard yet, but we see them at a park close to us all year long, Lampton Woods.
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Post by: don harvey on March 12, 2010, 10:58:21 AM: they've been singing on sunny mornings for the last week near the Rouge.
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Post by: tellin on March 12, 2010, 11:19:45 AM: There was a singing male in my yard yesterday near Yonge and Sheppard.
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Post by: Anonymous on March 12, 2010, 12:08:53 PM: They left? :lol:
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Post by: Bird Brain on March 12, 2010, 12:33:17 PM: Saw one just North of Lake Wabukayne on Sunday and 4 today at Lake Aquitaine.

Jo-Anne :)
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Post by: Rob'in'To on March 12, 2010, 02:38:26 PM: I'm with Attila... "they left?"

I saw a flock in the range of 50 in High Park back in January. I've also seen them deep in Lambton Woods through the winter and at Bronte Creek.

I know what you mean, Robins are a sign of Spring. So I guess if you see one start bopping around your backyard, they are coming out of the woods now.
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Post by: Carl-Adam on March 12, 2010, 03:31:31 PM: Well, like a number of overwintering species some robins stay and some leave. Climate change may cause an increasing number of robins to stay into the futre. Also I should have said that numbers of over wintering robins varies from year to year, based on factors like year to year temperatures.
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Post by: Leslie on March 12, 2010, 04:37:03 PM: I saw a robin singing in Lithuania Park (north of High Park) this week (Tues, Wed or Thurs, naturally forgot to record the date).
Didn't see any around here this winter.
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Post by: Niloc on March 12, 2010, 08:50:27 PM: LOL they never left I have scene them all winter in Toronto High Park..
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Post by: angieinto on March 13, 2010, 06:56:18 AM: We see them all winter too, but they only visit our yard during the spring and summer, and we haven't had any here yet.
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Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2010, 03:47:58 PM: There are over wintering robins in Lindsay at the college.
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Post by: Rob'in'To on March 13, 2010, 04:11:08 PM: Here's one of the many Robins from High Park, the first week of January. There's a group of Juniper trees about 1km north of Colbourne Lodge and they were eating the Juniper berries. The trees were full of berries and Robins.

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/Robin3.jpg)[/img]
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Post by: TomTelford on March 14, 2010, 05:33:26 PM: We had our first robins yesterday, about 15 in the back yard.

Between the thaw and the high winds last night, the main feeder fell over. The chickadees and nuthatches were most annoyed with me this morning.

Tom.
Title: Still waiting...
Post by: DebZ on March 15, 2010, 10:15:04 AM: I've been steadfastly on the hunt to see my first Robin of the season....in Pickering! I'm so jealous of all your sightings! That first Robin makes spring seem truly like it is right around the corner...
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Post by: gareth12468 on March 15, 2010, 09:48:34 PM: Just saw some at my neighbour's front yard in Scarborough..... :wink:
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Post by: Murray on March 15, 2010, 09:53:30 PM: Has anyone seen Batman?
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Post by: norman on March 15, 2010, 11:36:07 PM: I'm aware of the non-migratory population of this species in Toronto (plant a few mountain ash, and you might have a few come visit in January), but hearing one singing just down the street last Friday morning was something I've been longing for since the nights got far too long. This guy's vocal efforts seemed to jump-start a couple of cardinals and a house finch, and had me thinking of May already ... The regular mockers (just the two I visited last week) in the west end of Toronto are singing their "quiet song" again, too ... even if / when (dare I type it?) Winter gives us all a nasty parting shot, I think I'll be able to handle it without stamping my feet in uncontrollable rage or breaking any furniture.

Even the lone grackle flying across Lawrence Avenue last Thursday kind of cheered me up.

Just don't like winter, s'all.

--nb
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Post by: Rob'in'To on March 16, 2010, 07:45:46 PM: I love them all minus the gang of Pigeons, and them Starlings can be quite pesty too.

The last few years, hearing those familiar sounds from returning Red Wings gives me the lift I need to know winter is coming to an end. Mind you, it was a decent winter, and I made the best of every sunny day regardless of the temperature... but I will be happy to say "see ya winter!" and "Helloooooooooooooo Spring!"
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Post by: DebZ on March 17, 2010, 12:43:44 PM: A few hours after the above post...saw 2 robins in the park down the road! hooray, spring if officially here!
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Post by: ravynne40 on March 18, 2010, 07:08:08 AM: saw two Robins last night at Marie Curtis Park, Etobicoke, and thousands (i mean thousands!) of redwinged blackbirds as well on the Mississauga side of the park.

Irene
Title: Thread moved from Toronto Reports
Post by: Andreas Jonsson on March 18, 2010, 09:45:51 PM: These type of reports (first observations) are better suited in the Migration Movements section.
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Post by: Raven11:11 on October 21, 2010, 07:31:55 PM: so how do they determine which ones stay and others leave the cold north??
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Post by: BIGFRANK on October 23, 2010, 05:30:47 AM: There are now thousands and thousands of Robins leaving Toronto. They began over a week ago. Along the bluffs every morning until about 10am,we see huge numbers of Robins,Redwinged Blackbirds and Cowbirds as well as Cedar Waxwings and Chickadees. We are seeing the last of the overnight migration..songbirds fly all night long,while the raptors that eat them are sleeping.
So far as why some birds stay and some go? Its all about food supply. Temperature may effect food supply,but if there was food alot more would stay. There arent the berries,cones,seeds,bugs,small rodents,small birds left for for various birds to feed on their food of choice,so they migrate.