Anyway Im glad another niece found this site to answer the questions. The robins are back for spring! Fred Jacob, when I was a little girl my mom would stamp the Robins. I guess your medium isnt much of a birder because Corey gave the answer a few comments above, and thats the right oneWhat makes me so certain because birds all over the world have been doing the same thing to reflections in water, mirrors, windows, metal doors etc etc for many, many years. First Robin Sighting January 7, 2018. goes on all daywhat is this about? Everytime I see a Robin I think of her. A Pacific Loon on Long Island last winter, a good, Heres an Allens Hummingbird from San Joaquin, African Finfoot, one of three in the enigmatic fam, Shoebill. I also grew up in Iowa. Being raised in Eastern Nebraska I assumed the ritual was a midwestern thing. Though some say the European Robin is the real red robin we all know that the American Robin is the cool red robin. @Tamatha Smith: They sure do travel in foraging flocks in the winter, settling down to feed for the day when they find something good to eat and roosting near each other at night. My dad stamped the first robin each spring, and I have been doing it wrong until I read about the lick-palm- stamp technique. First robin sighting. I see many of the responders grew up in Iowa. for worms beneath the surface. Im looking forward to seeing many more in the coming months. What are they doing? And I grew up in Nebraska and did this as a youngster. I think one was a robin high in the tree in our neighbors garden. Learn more about our site, Mike, Corey, or our awesome team of Beat Writers. (LogOut/ First Robin Sightings. So fun to hear everyones comments on stamping robins. Id been told by my mother that as soon as youve stamped 100 robins, you can make a wish and it will come true. First robin sighting. Posted on 11 March 2010. The same thing today. The sighting of the first robin of spring has been a competitive event in my family, now involving three generations. for the second year in a row a robin has started flying towards my deck glass doors and attacing the window with her beak. I was birding at Kissena Park and there was a large flock of robins on the lawns. Nightwing is first depicted in the story "Superman in Kandor" in Superman #158 (January 1963). Try putting temporary stickers on the window, or anything else that will break up the reflection. Three Examples of Excellent Narrative PatternWriting, Association of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, Devon Fine Fibres Life on a very special Devon farm, My Ancestors Who Immigrated To North America, Burwell Virginia Tidewater Plantation Mansions, President William McKinley Historical Events. Thanks! Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Thank you for posting. 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