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Hi All,
I too noticed large numbers of American Robins the last few days. A =
drive from Yarmouth to Baccaro, yesterday February 18th, turned up =
numbers of robins along virtually every kilometer traveled that was =
close to the shoreline. My first thoughts were that our two storms this =
week brought the robins from more northern areas of Nova Scotia as =
coastal berry crops became covered with snow and ice. Analysis of Nova =
Scotia eBird sightings for the past week indicated a very sharp increase =
of southern coastal sightings beginning on the 14th. That timing is =
consistent with, but a very fast, shift of robins from the north to the =
southern coast. However, it also coincides with a very strong cyclonic =
flow on the night of the 13th from a low right on the doorstep of =
Yarmouth. American Robins and other birds in southern New England and =
the Mid-Atlantic states, especially any on Cape Cod, that got caught in =
this flow would have been whipped around the Gulf of Maine and deposited =
on Cape Sable Island and surrounding areas.
John =20
=20
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of =
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca
Sent: February-19-17 08:44
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Robin invasion
=20
Same here at Martins Point John.=20
They are in the yard every day.
Must be coming from Newfoundland!
Perhaps there was a big crop of berries there.
Enjoy the late winter
Paul
=20
On February 18, 2017 at 6:04 PM John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca =
<mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> > wrote:=20
As the Thursday blizzard was tapering off the afternoon of Thursday, =
Feb. 16, a flock of robins descended on our yard at Wyman Road south of =
Yarmouth. Barberries and rose hips seemed to be popular.=20
=20
They=E2=80=99re still here, in much greater numbers than initially =
thought. The melt-water running down the road is attracting lots of =
=E2=80=98em. Cannot guess at a number, but have seen them from near the =
golf course, through Sandbeach and up the Wyman Road.
=20
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style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I too =
noticed large numbers of American Robins the last few days. A drive from =
Yarmouth to Baccaro, yesterday February 18<sup>th</sup>, turned up =
numbers of robins along virtually every kilometer traveled that was =
close to the shoreline. My first thoughts were that our two storms this =
week brought the robins from more northern areas of Nova Scotia as =
coastal berry crops became covered with snow and ice. Analysis of Nova =
Scotia eBird sightings for the past week indicated a very sharp increase =
of southern coastal sightings beginning on the 14<sup>th</sup>. That =
timing is consistent with, but a very fast, shift of robins from the =
north to the southern coast. However, it also coincides with a very =
strong cyclonic flow on the night of the 13<sup>th</sup> from a low =
right on the doorstep of Yarmouth. American Robins and other birds in =
southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, especially any on Cape =
Cod, that got caught in this flow would have been whipped around the =
Gulf of Maine and deposited on Cape Sable Island and surrounding =
areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>John=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =
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lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> =
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca<br><b>Sent:</b> =
February-19-17 08:44<br><b>To:</b> =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<b