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From: dbrown@watarts.UUCP (Dave Brown)
Newsgroups: ont.general,net.rec.birds
Subject: Re: The robins have returned!!!
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Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 13:00:53 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 28 13:00:53 1985
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> 
> Although the grass has broken through the snow in patches only,
> and the winter is far from over in Southern Ontario, I have seen
> at least a dozen robins on several occassions during the past week
> in the Toronto area.  I have never noticed robins here this early
> in the year before.  Have others in south-eastern Canada observed 
> an unusually early migration this year?

For those in net.rec.birds, maybe this may be something to discuss.
How is it in other parts of the continent for early arrivals.

For those in Ontario, see the Sports pages of February 27, Globe and Mail
for a good rundown on other early arrivals in Southern Ontario.

Sincerely yours,

			DAVE BROWN