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Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Howieh on February 18, 2012, 05:24:57 PM

Title: robins and starlings
Post by: Howieh on February 18, 2012, 05:24:57 PM

Just had a large (?) flock of robins (15+) and starlings (20+) eating dry berries in front of my house! Can spring be far behind?

Title: Re: robins and starlings
Post by: Bird Brain on February 18, 2012, 08:00:33 PM

Cool.   8)  Send some this way please - the birds AND Spring!  :D

Title: Re: robins and starlings
Post by: Howieh on February 19, 2012, 12:38:24 AM

Quote from: "Bird Brain"

Cool.   8)  Send some this way please - the birds AND Spring!  :D

No problem, send me a snowy owl and I will deliver them to you myself! :)

Title: Re: robins and starlings
Post by: Axeman on February 19, 2012, 01:51:01 PM

I don't think the robins migrate. I've heard them in the cedar bush in December and January...I think they change their behaviour so we just don't see them.

As for starlings, they seem to be changing like Canada Geese...and there are birds electing not to migrate.  

As for spring I think we're in for a long cool wet spring....and a miserable summer.

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