Re: Robins in South Miami

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Posted by John Boyd on 13:00:05 02/09/05

In Reply to: Re: Robins in South Miami posted by Michelle Davis

I remember seeing many thousands of Robins along Research Rd about 5 winters ago. Needless to say, they were then also feeding on the Brazilian Pepper along Research Rd, much of which has been removed as part of the restoration project.

I wondered how they would do this year with so much pepper removed.

Nancy Freedman and I also noticed that Brazilian Pepper along the turnpike that has had many Robins in the past appeared to have no fruit left last weekend.

: Everglades NP was loaded with about as many robins as I've seen anywhere on the planet in January; they were mostly feeding on the brazilian pepper fruit(great)in massive flocks near the Daniel Beard center. There easily could've been 50,000 robins down there. This week, not a one! They actually ate all that brz pep fruit. It really seems like they have dispersed around the area more in the last two weeks as I see smaller flocks of them everywhere, including my yard in south Dade.

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Comments:	: I remember seeing many thousands of Robins along Research Rd about 5 winters ago. Needless to say, they were then also feeding on the Brazilian Pepper along Research Rd, much of which has been removed as part of the restoration project. : : I wondered how they would do this year with so much pepper removed. : : Nancy Freedman and I also noticed that Brazilian Pepper along the turnpike that has had many Robins in the past appeared to have no fruit left last weekend. : : : : Everglades NP was loaded with about as many robins as I've seen anywhere on the planet in January; they were mostly feeding on the brazilian pepper fruit(great)in massive flocks near the Daniel Beard center. There easily could've been 50,000 robins down there. This week, not a one! They actually ate all that brz pep fruit. It really seems like they have dispersed around the area more in the last two weeks as I see smaller flocks of them everywhere, including my yard in south Dade.
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