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GBBC Tracks Huge Robin Roost in Florida

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Submitted by Rob Fergus. on 23-02-2009 10:29.
What do half a million robins look like when they all get together?

Someone looking at the GBBC results might be startled to see the American Robin numbers reported from the Tampa area.  We get calls and emails about these numbers all the time.  Surely they are a mistake we are told. 

Rest assured, there really are that many birds out there.  Check out a recent Tampa Bay Online story about this huge roost of robins in a mangrove swamp.  Very cool!  Thanks to the GBBC, we are able to track robins and other birds all across the country and find out more about these great congregations of birds.

Backyard count in Feb. 2009

Posted by Anonymous User at 23-02-2009 15:44

I was NOT able to subit on the internet! Why? I couldn't proceed to step 2.

missed data..., roosts, time zones etc...

Posted by Anonymous User at 02-03-2009 14:32

Love the opportunity to count birds and submit technologically and see results so quickly and easily. Just a couple oops' though. Regarding roosts, I was not able to submit the correct #s of egrets and herons bec they appeared to the system as too many but there is a wonderful roost near my inner city Westside home in San Antonio. Also I think you must have shut off at 12 am EST (March 1) and I was running on CST. My third day's birdlist did not make it onto the count list I guess. It included a late afternoon count on the 16th ata the same park/waterbody where I recorded the egrets and herons in great numbers the night before (of course in the summer there are even more) Anyway, for the record, here's my final list: 4 Muscovy Duck 4 Mallard 2 Oied-billed Grebe 2 Northern Pintail 2 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Egret 15 Snowy Egret 2 Little Blue Heron 25 Cattle Egret 2 American Coot 20 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Boat-tailed Grackle

Robins

Posted by Anonymous User at 14-03-2009 17:54

In the early Spring, I usually have a hundred or so Robins eating the American Holly berries. They are all males. I have never seen a female in this early group. Do the males and females winter separately? I do not see the females until much later when the Robins are beginning to pair up. If anyone knows the answer to this, I would appreciate the feedback!

buttons for our blogs

Posted by Anonymous User at 18-10-2009 02:49

Last year you made up some really nice buttons for us to put on our blogs. When will the new ones be available? I'd like to update mine.