We got a tremendous surprise yesterday.
I opened the door to see the two huge trees in our front yard were absolutely filled with robins!
On January 31st!
I figured there were at least 50 of them and Judy said they apparently were migrating, though she said it seemed early for that.
They were very bold.
Quite a few danced around on the roof right over my head and were not scared off by my presence.
And when I went to the mailbox out by the street one flew off the roof, underneath the mailbox only about a foot from the ground and closer than that to me and up to another tree across the street.
I found a website this morning and read a lot about them and a flock like this is not unusual during migrations.
They can cover up to 300 miles in a day before stopping for the night.
We had not seen the birdlife we were accustomed to at our previous home and were despairing.
But earlier in the week when I opened the blind a tiny bird landed on the patio and walked almost up to the glass door where I was standing.
I think it was a goldfinch but I couldn't be sure.
Now, with this huge group of robins passing through, can Spring be far away?
I hope so and I hope the birds will be back to entertain us.
For those of you who don't know, that song was performed by a man born in Lithuania as Asa Joelson.
But after he came to the United States, he entered the world of entertainment as Al Jolson and had a legendary career before his death in 1950.
Hopefully, his song will lure some more robins to our area.
