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Have sighted several Robins in my front yard, beginning on 1/26/97, =
during the clear cold spell we had. They were scratching the earth below =
a rhododendron bush in the shade. I managed to squeeze some poor quality =
video of the birds. Sighted the same day as a group of Varied Thrushes =
in the backyard, going through the same dirt scratching process. Not =
sure what they were looking for or finding. Looked at the scratch marks =
after they left but could not find any leavings. They remained in the =
yard for over 20 minutes. They were in the light so I got good stills =
and some video as well.=20
Dave Stiles
New Business Development
206-635-0709
ASIX, Inc.=20
visit our web site at www.asix.com

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From: Patrick, Michael[SMTP:MPatrick at ELDEC.com]
Sent: Monday, February 17, 1997 8:53 AM
To: 'tweeters at u.washington.edu'
Subject: RE: Robins

For this first time this year, I heard one robin in full song in my=20
neighborhood (Seattle). Just passing through, or setting up a
territory? I'll keep an ear out to determine if he's consistently
there over the next few weeks.

I'll reinforce Jerry's observation, there are usually two or
three robin territories within earshot of the back porch.

Michael Patrick
(206) 743-8204
mpatrick at eldec.com

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>From: Jerry Tangren[SMTP:tangren at wsu.edu]
>Sent: Monday, February 17, 1997 7:48 AM
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Robins

[snip]

>However, to me spring is when there is ONE Robin in my front yard, one =
down
>the street, and a third one a little further down the street. Several =
years
>ago during a very mild winter, the Robins set up territory in late =
January.
>
>[snip]
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