Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Klein, Tom R (DNR)
-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today Either more Robins are on the move, or the more secretive ones that overwintered in river valleys have come out of seclusion to feed. My husband was stunned at the number of Robins he observed on Summit Avenue

Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Williams, Bob
Same thing in my neighborhood in Bloomington. -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Klein, Tom R (DNR) Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:44 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today Last

Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Jim Ryan
They are stacked up all over in Southern Chisago county as well. Have been for over a week! Jim On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:31 PM, linda whyte bi...@moosewoods.us wrote: Either more Robins are on the move, or the more secretive ones that overwintered in river valleys have come out of seclusion

Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Jim Williams
And in the Wayzata-Minnetonka area. Someone care to make a metro-wide estimate of numbers.? I'd guess in the hundreds of thousands. Most of the ornamental crab apples are gone here. Robins across the street are beginning on the sumac berries. Jim Williams birding blog at

Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Bob Holtz
Robins are eating sumac berries in Roseville also. Bob Holtz -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jim Williams Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 9:47 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Holly Myhre
Is it common for there to be this many Robins or is this year unusual? Holly :) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:14:32 -0500 From: bobholt...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Robins are eating sumac berries in Roseville also

Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Jim Ryan
hollysmy...@hotmail.comwrote: Is it common for there to be this many Robins or is this year unusual? Holly :) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:14:32 -0500 From: bobholt...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Robins

Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Bob Holtz
I believe Jim is right on. -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Jim Ryan Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:52 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today Holly, My guess is that they're all

Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Rick
On 4/17/2013 8:31 PM, linda whyte wrote: Either more Robins are on the move, or the more secretive ones that overwintered in river valleys have come out of seclusion to feed. My husband was stunned at the number of Robins he observed on Summit Avenue this morning. I was equally surprised at the

Re: [mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-18 Thread Cheryl Boyes
Here in the Great White north of Northern Crow Wing County I have yet to see my FOY robin. Looks like they are waiting on the weather to break. It is snowing like crazy at this time. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Robin Hordes in St. Paul/Bass Ponds today

2013-04-17 Thread linda whyte
Either more Robins are on the move, or the more secretive ones that overwintered in river valleys have come out of seclusion to feed. My husband was stunned at the number of Robins he observed on Summit Avenue this morning. I was equally surprised at the size of a flock in the SE corner of