Robins in the yard allready !

  • Jeff Bennett
    Lake Puckaway Wi.
    Posts: 1180
    January 31, 2012 at 11:56 am #1275576

    Saw about a dozen robins yesterday by Lake puckaway. Time to get the boat out.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 60010
    January 31, 2012 at 11:59 am #1033721

    We’ve had singles in our yard since early December and a flock of about 20 a couple weeks ago.

    Dad always said “watch the birds, they know when spring is coming”.

    Since then I’ve watched them closely. Birds are stupid.

    Happy Birthday!!

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22924
    January 31, 2012 at 12:16 pm #1033732

    Quote:

    I’ve watched them closely. Birds are stupid.

    and they are stupid ???

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 60010
    January 31, 2012 at 12:20 pm #1033735

    Already this morning?

    whiskeysour
    4 miles from Pool 9
    Posts: 693
    January 31, 2012 at 12:58 pm #1033745

    Many years with a mild winter robins will stay as long as hteir is food available. For me a more reliable indicator of spring are gracles and red wing blackbirds. Many times the 1st blackbird I’ve heard in the spring is while sitting on a bucket on the ice catching large ready to burst perch.

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    January 31, 2012 at 1:05 pm #1033748

    Surpriseingly we haven’t seen any here yet, got to 53 yesterday and its already 42, I think it will get to atleast 52 and probably higher. There was about 3″ of snow a couple days ago, alot of bare ground now. Now maybe the robins will show up, no frost here and Id bet the crawlers are up. If we have an early spring it will be a good year for mushrooms.

    francisco4
    Holmen, WI
    Posts: 3607
    January 31, 2012 at 1:20 pm #1033754

    I have a few chirping away right now.

    FDR

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    January 31, 2012 at 2:25 pm #1033789

    For some reason, Robins are a rarity in our neighborhood. But I have seen the occasional one in the dead of winter. Seeing them in winter for me is more common, go figure. I don’t understand why.

    Also as stated in the other thread, I heard the first mating call of my Cardinal the other day and the Chickadees switching to courting calls.

    This winter it has been really odd seeing ducks flying over the house in flocks occasionally.

    hangartner
    fayette,iowa
    Posts: 171
    January 31, 2012 at 2:46 pm #1033800

    robbins in Fayette Mossydan

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18985
    January 31, 2012 at 2:51 pm #1033803

    Quote:

    I heard the first mating call of my Cardinal the other day

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    January 31, 2012 at 3:05 pm #1033810

    HairyChestedNutScratchers haven’t left at all this year. Heard of one hangin’ out at the local Chrysler dealership in St.Cloud.

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9361
    January 31, 2012 at 3:43 pm #1033828

    I hate Robins, they suck
    If I thought they were the reason for bringing in spring I’d waste everyone of them stupid birds

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22924
    January 31, 2012 at 5:16 pm #1033877

    Hey Walleybuster5… your truck is due for some service…

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    January 31, 2012 at 7:33 pm #1033945

    Quote:

    Hey Walleybuster5… your truck is due for some service…

    HEY!! Things have been going pretty well but you just jinxed it! Probly see you sometime next week G.

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    January 31, 2012 at 8:59 pm #1033989

    Haven’t seen a single one here and I’ve been looking, maybe it was the snow cover or thier train hasen’t come by here yet. I’m going out tonight to see if the crawlers are up, used to pick them right next to the remaining snow, its the same right now.

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