I have 2 Beautyberry shrubs, one of which is quite tall. Every January,
particularly after a couple of hard frosts, I get a flock of robins
coming through, and poof the lovely purple berries are gone. The robins
were here yesterday and the day before. Not a berry on either shrub now.
Anne in far East Portland
Msg: #4 in digest
From: Vjera Thompson<nemesisquail@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 07:41:33 -0800
Subject: [obol] Springfield Robin movement
OBOLers,
I just did my normal walk from the bus station in downtown Springfield to
my nearby work. It was cold (below freezing), still dark, and very foggy.
In the 13 minutes I spent outside walking about half a mile, I had 5 flocks
of ROBINS, around 20-40 birds each, heading mostly west, low enough I could
see them. I heard others that were higher and not visible.
This is not normal for this location. And a fun way to start my morning!
Vjera Thompson
Eugene, OR
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