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How unusual is this and what are its --001a11c373dc44013f050efcf9d9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 We have had up to 70 here on and off for the last few weeks. The mostly feed on old and shriveled crab apples on some trees and the ground (although not under a meter of snow). Richard Stern Sternrichard@gmail.com Sent from my Android device On Feb 13, 2015 2:46 PM, "Laviolette, Lance (EXP)" < lance.laviolette@lmco.com> wrote: > 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. 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. Lawrence River near Montreal that had a small perch held tightly > in its beak. They can survive quite nicely as long as there is a source of > food available 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 > times today; at no time 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 have some > rather elderly cranberries and put these out by the birdbath, but so far no > signs 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!) > --001a11c373dc44013f050efcf9d9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p dir=3D"ltr">We have had up to 70 here on and off for the last few weeks.= The mostly feed on old and shriveled crab apples on some trees and the gro= und (although not under a meter of snow). </p> <p dir=3D"ltr">Richard Stern <br> Sternrichard@gmail.com<br> Sent from my Android device </p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Feb 13, 2015 2:46 PM, "Laviolette, Lance= (EXP)" <<a href=3D"mailto:lance.laviolette@lmco.com">lance.laviole= tte@lmco.com</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gm= ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le= ft:1ex"> <div bgcolor=3D"white" lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hi Eleanor,<u></u><u></u>= </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa= n></p> <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.<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa= n></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">All the best,<u></u><u></= u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa= n></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Lance<u></u><u></u></span= ></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa= n></p> <div> <div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo= nt-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:= </span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"= ;Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> <a href=3D"mailto:n= aturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.= ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank"= >naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <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..<u></u><u></= u></span></p> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></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 chances of survival?<br> <br> Eleanor Lindsay<br> Seabright, St Margarets Bay<br> (I have photos in case anyone suspects I am imagining this!)<