Date: 02/17/2005

Number: 1

I was surprised to see one single robin on the ground in my perennial garden on Thursday, February 17, 2005, at about 1:00 PM. The weather was Midwest nasty. The temperature was hovering around 15 with strong cold winds. The robin was a large male and extra puffy due to the weather. I filled my birdbath trying to tempt him but it drew a flock of starlings and English sparrows.

Later that day at about 4:00PM, I witnessed a group of robins at least 30 on the grounds of a nursing home about a mile from my home. Most of the birds appeared to be male and staying on the ground or in branches close to the ground. The area has many berry bushes and plenty of shelter for roosting. They were gone the next morning by 9:00AM when I checked on them.

I haven't seen any robins since the 17th. Would they have been just moving through?

Arlington Heights, IL

Latitude: 42.1 Longitude: -88

Observed by: Eileen
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