<div dir="ltr"><div>I've got robins all over our neighborhood (Rochester, MN) so no shortage here. That may change as a new development went in down the road and everyone sprays their lawns. The folks in my neighborhood spot spray only.<br></div>Ruthann<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 11:48 AM, Roxann Snyder via Mnbird <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net" target="_blank">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Has anybody noticed the decline in the robin population? Our neighborhood has always been full of robins; the past couple years their population has declined. And this year, there is barely a robin in a 6 house radius from ours. There were more robins just before the lawns got sprayed. Many people in our neighborhood spray their lawns w/ non-organic weed killer. I’m not positive, but it sure seems related. (and it makes sense since robins are ground feeders.)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Is anybody keeping data on robin populations? I would like to become involved. Can anybody direct me to someone that can help me get started.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Roxann Snyder<u></u><u></u></p></font></span><p class="MsoNormal">Ps I remember that there used to be robins all over, I would see robins on various lawns <b><i>everywhere</i></b>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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