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Robins Are On the Move North

5 years ago

Area 9a/b Central Florida. The last several days I've had hundreds of Robins swarming my farm

property. Flying all over helter skelter then landing to scratch for worms. Guess they're on their

way North and I'm just a stopover. They all looked healthy and robust.

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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)

5 years ago

Thats neat its always fun to see flocks of wild birds show up. I have a big metal bird cage that I keep plants in and every now and again tiny wild birds go in there and start cheeping..kinda funny wild birds would want to go in there lol. Luckily the bars are large enough they can get out easily.

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dirtygardener
5 years ago
I haven't seen any flocks of birds yet, but I've seen a few birds that come through every year. I'm not a bird-watcher, so I don't really know what they were. I've heard some strange bird calls, and the red-shouldered hawk is hanging around more, no doubt waiting for baby birds he can snatch from their nests.
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popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
5 years ago
I have noticed a few robins in my yard over the past couple of days. I'm not sure that they actually migrate from here but either way, they seem to be more present.
dangermouse01 (coastal central FL 9B)
5 years ago
They have been in my area for a little over a week now, busy eating the berries from the Sabal Palms and the Brazilian Peppers.
mr1010
Original Author
5 years ago
dirtyg., the red shouldered hawks sit on my pasture fences looking for field mice

in my pastures. Although I thought I had one last week up close to my house

eyeballing the bird feeders. No harm, he just flew off.

The robins seem to have left the area, not one around today.

I planted a bunch of hummingbird attracting plants yesterday so I'm

hoping my usual visitors find my place again. I've seen several single

butterflies skimming around since the warm weather showed up again.

I think Spring is here.
dirtygardener
5 years ago
My red shouldered hawk swoops into my courtyard occasionally going after the birds that come there in the early morning looking for worms or lizards. He ran into the banana the other day and got tangled in the dead leaves. He missed the bird, thank heaven, but he's gotten a couple of squirrels.
dirtygardener
5 years ago
We have Robins up here around late April, early May. I hvaen't seen my redbird pair that hangs out here every year. Occasionally, I will even see a bluebird or two. I'd really like to feed the birds, but with the hawk around, I dare not.
HU-405705422
5 years ago
up in northern California, the past week or so there have been a notable increase in robins hanging out in our area and in my backyard. There definitely is a change
HU-405705422
5 years ago
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I had seen an increase in robins over a week ago but a lot less recently. Are they just migrating further north or is it related to weather or food availability? (Unfortunately they don’t seem to go for my dried mealworms or suet feeders)

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