Date: 10/16/26 10:10 am From: Rita Pitkin <ritapitkin15...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] waves of robins on the border
A week or so ago approximately 150+ mixed Wood Warblers landed on a large
group of Viburnums in my backyard (so many ripe berries).
So much action, it was difficult to count and distinguish one from another.
(Cataracts didn’t help )
On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 11:54 AM Charlie La Rosa <charlie.larosa...>
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> Yesterday, on Signal Mtn. in Groton State Forest there were small groups of
> hermit thrushes active and small groups of mixed warblers (difficult to
> identify) feeding very actively at low elevations. Chickadees and
> red-breasted nuthatches were active in the spruce/fir/birch forest at
> higher elevations. No surprise there. Groups of robins seen in yards
> in Topsham and Corinth. A pair of Canada geese landed on Noyes Pond. The
> resident loons were not seen.
> Charlie LaRosa
> So. Washington
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> I would like to see every single soldier on every single side, just take
> off your helmet, unbuckle your kit, lay down your rifle, and set down at
> the side of some shady lane, & say nope, I ain't gonna kill nobody. Plenty
> of rich folks wants to fight. Give them the guns. - *Woody Guthrie, 1939*
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> On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 10:27 AM Walter wmm <wmedwid...> wrote:
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> > For the last 15-30 minutes a steady stream of robins have been passing
> > through my yard feasting on viburnum berries and wild grapes in the midst
> > of heavy rain. My estimate is 65-80 birds. The viburnum (trilobum)
> > berries have not been of interest to birds for weeks until today. I don't
> > think they are favored food however migration demands may favor taste.
> > Derby
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