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8. When I was a child, the robins went away for the winter

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 06:33 PM

Yesterday

They don't do that anymore--they stay here year around. Climate change I can see with my own eyes.

(Live in Hampton Roads, VA)

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Saw my first robin of the year today. [View all] multigraincracker Yesterday OP

All I got was wild turkeys walking through a foot of snow. :( Vinca Yesterday #1

Oh, dear! Got a funny story about them... electric_blue68 23 hrs ago #10

Thanks for the glimmer of hope. badhair77 Yesterday #2

Heard robins and lots more Bmoboy Yesterday #3

In bad weather they can eat hawthorn berries. multigraincracker Yesterday #5

Honeysuckle is an invasive plant in multigraincracker Yesterday #6

Our backyard is full of daffodils senseandsensibility Yesterday #7

When I was a child, the robins went away for the winter Still Waters Yesterday #8

So did I. n/t Ms. Toad Yesterday #9

Thanks for the hopeful sign of spring róisín_dubh 23 hrs ago #11