Date: 10/24/25 8:11 pm From: McGiffen via groups.io <kmcgif...> Subject: Re: [inlandcountybirds] Rufous-backed Robin experience
This is so unfortunate! With the Rufous-backed Robin and many other birds, quiet patient waiting is the secret to successful observation.
Kathryn McGiffen Riverside
On 10/24/2025 3:55 PM, Alison Hiers via groups.io wrote: > I wanted to report that this afternoon I was told that the Rufous-backed Robin was being harassed, chased by people crawling under the bushes who were using flight calls that were flushing and exciting and agitating the bird, driving it back further. When it was pointed out to these individuals that it's a shy bird and easily spooked they complained that they had "been there 45 minutes already." If you wait patiently the bird WILL come out on the path, in the open. It did twice this morning, but it may require some time. Please think about the bird and others around you instead of thinking only about "getting" the bird. > > Alison Hiers > Carlsbad > > > >
