I have included a series of pictures of a Robin sunning itself. It is at
http://birdcentral.net/sunning.htm Take a look to see if this was the behavior
that you saw. I also have a picture of a Steller's Jay doing some sunning:
http://birdcentral.net/steller.htm
The necessity of getting sun to as much of the body as possible causes many
species to look rather strange at times.

Jim Rosso
jlrosso at aol.com
http://birdcentral.net