A flurry of Northern robin sightings have come in since the end of March. Our Northern Observation Posts—most still watching the snow come and go—report the welcome sight of spring. Find them on the map as you read their comments.
03/28/2009 Gowganda , ON (47.65 , -80.77) A neighbour, Ron Durling spotted a robin, the only one in town so far, at his home. 03/25/2009 Ste-Sophie , PQ (45.82 , -73.90) This afternoon, I was taking a walk around, I saw 2 Robins in an apple tree. They ate apples which had resided in the tree all winter long. My first Robins of year 2009. 03/29/2009 St Sauveur des Monts , PQ (45.89 , -74.16) Early this morning, two robins in the apple tree, in spite of bad weather, mix of rain and snow, and still quite a bit of snow on the ground . They are a couple of weeks earlier than usual!
03/28/2009 Manseau , PQ (46.37 , -72.00) I saw 3-4 robins around 19h00 AET. I did not see any robins in the previous days/weeks. That was the warmest (15 °C) day so far. 04/01/2009 Beresford , NB (47.69 , -65.69) Finally… 1st robin. I was going out to a meeting at 6:40 and heard a robin when he was flying by the neighbourhood! Weather was 4°C and overcast. 04/03/2009 Tracadie-Sheila , NB (47.51 , -64.92) Saw my first spring robin in a crabtree in my backyard 03/28/2009 Madawaska , ME (47.32 , -68.31) Warm and springy that day! The robin was in a tree. Still about 99% snow cover.
04/03/2009 Shubenacadie , NS (45.08 , -63.40) Spring arrived at Maple Grove this morning with the arrival of the first robin and the end of the annual maple syrup season. The normal production of maple syrup in Nova Scotia is down due to a very cold March. 03/22/2009 Ripley , ME (44.99 , -69.37) I saw 2 on open ground. It is only 20 degrees here. No worms... 04/03/09 Beresford, NB (47.69 , -65.69) Just to let you know that robins have been flocking in great numbers in the region since Friday! I must have seen at least a 100 in the past 2 days! (4/5-6) Weather is not too nice… thunderstorm last night and rain. Now it is snow and rain mixture. 04/03/2009 Shubenacadie , NS (45.08 , -63.40) Spring arrived at Maple Grove this morning with the arrival of the first robin and the end of the annual maple syrup season. The normal production of maple syrup in Nova Scotia is down due to a very cold March. My production is one half of normal average. Will be watching for the arrival of our humming birds which arrive on or around the 15th of May each year.