[NatureNS] robins at my feeder?

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From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:23:21 +0000
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The corn was being picked up...my ground feeder is just outside my dining
room window...easy to see. I cannot confirm whether they actually swallowed
the corn, but I believe so.

On Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 1:49 PM Dean Kendall, <deankendall@paydaynet.org>
wrote:

> Rbins at times have fed in the area where we put out cracked corn,
> seemingly preferentially, and I=E2=80=99ve repeatedly watched closely thr=
u binos to
> see if I could confirm they were eating the corn, but was never able to.
> While that doesn=E2=80=99t rule out that they sometimes do, on examining =
the area
> up close i found there were fairly abundant, very small while worms of so=
me
> sort, which may have been drawn to the bit of corn flour that comes with
> the larger pieces and in turn were drawing the robins.
>
>
>
> Dean Kendall, Berks Co, southeast PA.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:
> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Laviolette, Lance
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 03, 2018 10:34 AM
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] robins at my feeder?
>
>
>
> Hi Randy,
>
>
>
> Are you seeing the robins actually eating the corn or are they foraging
> for invertebrates? While invertebrates and fruit are their major food
> sources there are reports online of robins eating seed. The literature
> indicates there are records of robins eating vertebrates so they do exhib=
it
> opportunistic feeding behaviour at times.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Lance
>
>
>
> Lance Laviolette
>
> Glen Robertson, Ontario
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:
> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Randy Lauff
> *Sent:* April 3, 2018 10:10 AM
> *To:* NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Subject:* EXTERNAL: [NatureNS] robins at my feeder?
>
>
>
> For the first time, at least as far as my middle-aged brain can remember,
> I have a few robins coming to feed on the cracked corn.
>
> _________________________________
> RF Lauff
> Way in the boonies of
> Antigonish County, NS.
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">The corn was being picked up...my ground feeder is just o=
utside my dining room window...easy to see. I cannot confirm whether they a=
ctually swallowed the corn, but I believe so.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 1:49 PM Dean Kendall, &lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:deankendall@paydaynet.org">deankendall@paydaynet.org</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">




<u></u>
<u></u>
<u></u>





<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72">

<div class=3D"m_-939538331849522047Section1">

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">Rbins at times hav=
e fed in the area where
we put out cracked corn, seemingly preferentially, and I=E2=80=99ve repeate=
dly watched
closely thru binos to see if I could confirm they were eating the corn, but=
 was
never able to.=C2=A0 While that doesn=E2=80=99t rule out that they sometime=
s do, on examining
the area up close i found there were fairly abundant, very small while worm=
s of
some sort, which may have been drawn to the bit of corn flour that comes wi=
th
the larger pieces and in turn were drawing the robins. =C2=A0<u></u><u></u>=
</span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></=
u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial=
"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">Dean</span>=
</font><u></u><font color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:Arial;color:blue"> Kendall, Berks
Co, southeast PA.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></=
u></span></font></p>

<div>

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 size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">

<hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center">

</span></font></div>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b=
><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fami=
ly:Tahoma">
<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:natu=
rens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens-ow=
ner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </=
span></b>Laviolette, Lance<br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 03, 201=
8
10:34 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <u></u><a href=3D"mailto=
:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens@che=
bucto.ns.ca</a><u></u><br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> RE: [NatureNS] robi=
ns at
my feeder?</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>

</div>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:12.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d">Hi Randy,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d">Are you seeing the
robins actually eating the corn or are they foraging for invertebrates? Whi=
le
invertebrates and fruit are their major food sources there are reports</spa=
n></font><span lang=3D"EN-CA"> </span><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" fa=
ce=3D"Calibri"><span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:C=
alibri;color:#1f497d">online of robins
eating seed. The literature indicates there are records of robins eating
vertebrates so they do exhibit opportunistic feeding behaviour at times.<u>=
</u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d">Lance<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Baskervil=
le Old Face"><span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&qu=
ot;Baskerville Old Face&quot;;color:#1f497d">Lance Laviolette<u></u><u></u>=
</span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Baskervil=
le Old Face"><span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&qu=
ot;Baskerville Old Face&quot;;color:#1f497d">Glen Robertson, <u></u><u></u>=
Ontario<u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"#1f497d" face=3D"Calibri">=
<span lang=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1=
f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"=
font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font><=
/b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Calibri"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-f=
amily:Calibri">
<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:natu=
rens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">naturens-ow=
ner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </=
span></b>Randy Lauff<br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> April 3, 2018 10:10 AM=
<br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> NatureNS &lt;<u></u><a h=
ref=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"=
>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><u></u>&gt;<br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> EXTERNAL: [NatureNS=
]
robins at my feeder?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=
=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></font></p=
>

<div>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=
=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">For the first time, at least as far a=
s my middle-aged
brain can remember, I have a few robins coming to feed on the cracked corn.=
<br clear=3D"all">
<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<div>

<div>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=
=3D"EN-CA" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">_________________________________<br>
RF Lauff<br>
Way in the boonies of<br>
Antigonish County, NS.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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