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Hi Eleanor,
Robins hang around a number of areas of the province and survive all winter=
. In fact they survive winters in colder areas than most of Nova Scotia. Ro=
bins are a lot more tough and versatile than many of us give them credit fo=
r. There was a picture taken this winter of a robin standing next to the St=
. Lawrence River near Montreal that had a small perch held tightly in its b=
eak. They can survive quite nicely as long as there is a source of food ava=
ilable to them.
All the best,
Lance
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
On Behalf Of Eleanor Lindsay
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 1:04 PM
To: NatureNS
Subject: EXTERNAL: [NatureNS] An out of season visitor..
I have been most surprised to see a robin around my feeding area several ti=
mes today; at no time did I see it eat, but it foraged around my feeders wh=
ich are hanging on apple trees amongst presently bare multiflora branches a=
nd it drank several times at my heated birdbath. I happened to have some ra=
ther elderly cranberries and put these out by the birdbath, but so far no s=
igns of their being eaten.
How unusual is this and what are its chances of survival?
Eleanor Lindsay
Seabright, St Margarets Bay
(I have photos in case anyone suspects I am imagining this!)
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca=
libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Robins hang around a numb=
er of areas of the province and survive all winter. In fact they survive wi=
nters in colder areas than most of Nova Scotia. Robins are
a lot more tough and versatile than many of us give them credit for. There=
was a picture taken this winter of a robin standing next to the St. Lawren=
ce River near Montreal that had a small perch held tightly in its beak. The=
y can survive quite nicely as long
as there is a source of food available to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span><=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca=
libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All the best,<o:p></o:p><=
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libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span><=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca=
libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Lance<o:p></o:p></span></=
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</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"=
;Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> naturens-owner@cheb=
ucto.ns.ca
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eleanor Lindsay=
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 13, 2015 1:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NatureNS<br>
<b>Subject:</b> EXTERNAL: [NatureNS] An out of season visitor..<o:p></o:p><=
/span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt">I have been most su=
rprised to see a robin around my feeding area several times today; at no ti=
me did I see it eat, but it foraged around my feeders which are hanging on =
apple trees amongst presently bare multiflora
branches and it drank several times at my heated birdbath. I happened to h=
ave some rather elderly cranberries and put these out by the birdbath, but =
so far no signs of their being eaten.<br>
<br>
How unusual is this and what are its