[birdky] Re: Eastern Phoebe

If my first reply went through, forget it. It's not exactly "world
shattering news" that robins eat fruit year round.They clean out
my cherry trees even before they are ripe enough to make a pie.
My strawberry bed is another favorite of the robins. I think it's
the bone chilling cold and confinement that has addled my brain.

Heads up! The forecast calls for temperatures in the 40's and 50's by
the end of the week.And we have the Super Bowl to watch tonight.

Cheers!! Joyce Porter Falls of Rough, KY


>From: "lyneart" <lyneart@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [birdky] Re: Eastern Phoebe
>Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 13:23:59 -0600
>
>
>The Eastern Phoebes I have seen around here in winter are nearly always
>hanging out at the edge of a pond, presumably catching water bugs. They 
>will
>even sit by a small hole cut in the ice for livestock. Lately of course,
>nearly all open water has been frozen. The Audubon Society Field Guide to
>North American Birds says that in the absence of insects Phoebe's winter
>food is berries. I hope your phoebes have read that field guide and know
>what to fall back on.
>Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Mfcase@xxxxxxx>
>To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 9:20 AM
>Subject: [birdky] Eastern Phoebe
>
>
> > We've got a very cold-looking Eastern Phoebe around our place today.  It
> > seems to be hanging out mostly in our detached garage.  The 1988 
>Annotated
> > Checklist says, "A few individuals seem to remain along protected 
>streams
>and
> > lake margins during milder winters."   ("Milder", huh?)  Where we've 
>seen
>it
> > is about 50-75 yards from the edge of our (unprotected) bluff above
> > Herrington Lake.  What in the *world* could it be eating?!
> >
> >      -- Bill & Margaret Case
> >          Garrard County, KY
>
>
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