http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2003/11/21/robins/ An Aspiring Naturalist Learns His Place Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:09:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/2003/11/21/robins/#comment-5 SitkaNature » Winter Robins Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:27:54 +0000 http://www.sitkanature.org/wordpress/?p=42#comment-5 [...] It was getting close to dark on this heavy overcast day and the bird seen here was staying near the tops of the trees. The poor light made it difficult for me to identify this bird at first. This difficulty was compounded by the fact that I was not really expecting to see a robin. My first winter back in Sitka (2002-2003) I didn’t notice any robins. The second winter I saw some in November, but did not recall seeing them much again until January. Last winter I remember seeing robins in January after not seeing them for some weeks before that. This year again, robins have shown up in January. [...] [...] It was getting close to dark on this heavy overcast day and the bird seen here was staying near the tops of the trees. The poor light made it difficult for me to identify this bird at first. This difficulty was compounded by the fact that I was not really expecting to see a robin. My first winter back in Sitka (2002-2003) I didn’t notice any robins. The second winter I saw some in November, but did not recall seeing them much again until January. Last winter I remember seeing robins in January after not seeing them for some weeks before that. This year again, robins have shown up in January. [...]

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