Robins
Saw a flock of robins on campus today. Looked like there 20 or 30 of them. I do not remember seeing any robins at all last winter. These are the first robins I have seen since summer. I wonder if they are migrating through or will be resident in the area this winter.
[...] 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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