But isn't it true that large numbers of over-wintering robins in the Twin Cities is a relatively new phenomenon? I am now 67 and grew-up in St. Paul, and it seems to me that very few robins overwintered when I was a boy. There were likely many fewer Twin Cities Christmas counts in the 1950s and 60s, but my guess is that a review of those counts would show that over-wintering robins were rare at that time. Chuck Neil, Embarrass
On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 12:15 PM Manley Olson <manleyol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Robins regularly overwinter, sometimes in large numbers. Counts in the > hundreds have been recorded on area Christmas counts. As long as the > crab apples hold out you will see them in your yard. I have seen a few > this past week. > Manley Olson Minneapolis > > On 12/5/2018 11:53 AM, Sharon Fischtrom wrote: > > I’m curious - I have a flock of robins hanging out in my crab apple tree > - shouldn’t they get the heck out of here? Like last month? > > > > Sharon Fischtrom > > St. Paul Highland Park > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Dec 5, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Bruce Baer <bbbaer...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> > >> The Northern Raven was seen at the Bass Ponds at 9:30 this morning > sitting in the trees along Long Meadow Lake. Then flying across to the > north side. A look at the bird feeders at the refuge HQ might find it. > Still large numbers of Hooded Mergansers present with Lesser Scaup, > Ring-neck Duck, two swans, a hybrid Mallard, kingfisher. > >> > >> Bruce Baer > >> > >> Bloomington > >> > >> ---- > >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
