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Drunk Robins - 01-30-2010, 06:06 PM


Mom found a drunk Robin today and we have caged it till he/she is sober enough to fly. Must be that time of the year so keep an eye out if you are a bird person.
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01-30-2010, 09:12 PM


Thanks! I don't have chinaberry trees, but there are some in the neighborhood. I'll keep an eye out for drunken robins.
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Update;
My little friend did not survive the night. I'll do some more research and see if there is a remedy.
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That's too bad, Hank.
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Thank you Jill.
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Update;
My little friend did not survive the night. I'll do some more research and see if there is a remedy.
Sorry about its demise, but I really don't think there will be a viable remedy for it not surviving the night.

Poor little robin, walkin' walkin' walkin' to Missouri. He can't afford to fly.....save a penny for...
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The old article is from my old hometown paper, The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va. When I lived there, never noticed any drunk robins.

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Sorry about its demise, but I really don't think there will be a viable remedy for it not surviving the night.

Poor little robin, walkin' walkin' walkin' to Missouri. He can't afford to fly.....save a penny for...
Walkin' walkin' walkin' to missouri
Got a teardrop in his eye.

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My little friend did not survive the night. I'll do some more research and see if there is a remedy.
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