Robins - thirsty little boogers in the fall

[super70s]

The past few days flocks of robins have been enjoying drinking from my
birdbath, I've had to fill it up several times a day! They don't even
bathe in it either and splash all the water out, they're just drinking.
Sometimes a cedar waxwing or nothern flicker will be bold enough to join
them if there's room, they don't seem to mind.

[Paul Drahn]

Post by super70s
The past few days flocks of robins have been enjoying drinking from my
birdbath, I've had to fill it up several times a day! They don't even
bathe in it either and splash all the water out, they're just drinking.
Sometimes a cedar waxwing or nothern flicker will be bold enough to join
them if there's room, they don't seem to mind.

We get them each Fall in Central Oregon. They are migrating from
Alaska/Canada to warmer, snow-free areas. We love them because they eat
the earth worms that destroy our lawn. We have had a bit of rain, so the
worms are easy to get when they come up to poop. Later in the year, they
eat juniper berries that have frozen and thawed and fermented. Makes for
interesting performance when a drunk robin tries to fly!

Keep watch! One year we saw an almost albino robin for several days. One
bunch moves on and another arrives.

Paul

[super70s]

Post by Paul Drahn

Post by super70s
The past few days flocks of robins have been enjoying drinking from my
birdbath, I've had to fill it up several times a day! They don't even
bathe in it either and splash all the water out, they're just drinking.
Sometimes a cedar waxwing or nothern flicker will be bold enough to join
them if there's room, they don't seem to mind.

We get them each Fall in Central Oregon. They are migrating from
Alaska/Canada to warmer, snow-free areas. We love them because they eat
the earth worms that destroy our lawn.

It's the moles that cause noticeable damage to my lawn, earth worms are
indirectly responsible though because the moles feed on the worms.

Post by Paul Drahn
We have had a bit of rain, so the worms are easy to get when they come
up to poop. Later in the year, they eat juniper berries that have frozen and
thawed and fermented. Makes for interesting performance when a drunk
robin tries to fly!

I've read that fermented berries can be lethal to the robins.