When I was a kid (50's - 60's) in Eastern KY, they often interfered a lot with our late season grouse hunting in February. Large flocks of them would burst out of patches of vines in the woods where we were trying to jump grouse. More than one was accidently shot. They always seemed to be healthy and large even with the heavy snow we generally had at the time. I always suspected they switched to a seed and berry diet at that time of years and competed with the grouse during that season. They were always healthy looking and around in large numbers.

First "spring Robins" in my yard in Maryland yesterday.

Lots of Robins have been wintering over in NH for quite a few years. In spite of a foot of snow on the ground I had several in my yard every day. My first song bird of the spring is the Red Wing Blackbird.

Robins winter here in S.E. Colorado. They seem to love water, which can be hard to find when it is around 0 deg. F. They hang around the waterfall in my small pond and when I dump a bucket of water in the bird bath they will fill it to overflow. When the ground is clear they collect in the garden and manage to find something to eat.
C.G.B.

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About the third week in February there were 30-40 in the trees and flying back and forth between trees. I assume they were migrating through because the next day they were gone. I think they're better than Punxsutawney Phil in predicting an early spring. I don't know what they eat, especially at 5,240 feet elevation..:eek: