<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I regularly bird in Farrell’s Marsh deep woods in Steilacoom. Robins are very numerous there, especially now with all juveniles. As for seeing them on lawns, bear in mind that earth worms were introduced to North America about 400yrs ago. If sample holes were dug in various places in the marsh, would there be earthworms?<div><br></div><div>Greg Pluth</div><div>University Place<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 19, 2023, at 9:20 AM, jstewart@olympus.net wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">There are quite a few (migrant and resident) here on the Peninsula. Upland and lowland.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Wings,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Jan <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Jan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">922 E Spruce Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sequim, WA 98382-3518<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">jstewart@olympus.net<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tweeters <tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Loitz<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 18, 2023 6:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> J Christian Kessler <1northraven@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> jimbetz@jimbetz.com; tweeters@u.washington.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ...<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">IME (35 years of extensive mountain travel in the Cascades, Olympics and Rockies), AMROs are far more abundant in montane zones than in the subalpine. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Steve Loitz<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Ellensburg, WA <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Tweeters mailing list</span><br><span>Tweeters@u.washington.edu</span><br><span>http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>