Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!brl-adm!umd5!purdue!decwrl!ucbvax!ucsd!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwspf!flostog From: flostog@trwspf.TRW.COM (Ron Garrison) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: The Robin that wouldn't hop Message-ID: <752@trwspf.TRW.COM> Date: 5 May 88 23:07:49 GMT Reply-To: flostog@trwspf.UUCP (Ron Garrison) Distribution: na Organization: TRW - Data Systems Lab., Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 23 I'm hoping that someone out there could answer a question for me. I grew up in Michigan, and the sight of a robin is very common. If I remember correctly, a common traight (sp) for robins was that they often hop in a manner similar to sparrows. Well I spent two years in Las Cruces New Mexico, and although there are not a lot of robins, they do live there. These robins are different though. They are smaller than the robins I'm used to seeing, and I have never seen them hop. Instead they run a la a road runner (though not nearly as fast). My father (a birdwatcher himself) came for a visit, and I pointed it out to him as well. He agreed with the differences, but could offer no explanation. ANYONE????????????????????? -- -- Flostog (Ron Garrison) TRW, Bldg O2-1768, One Space Park, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 UseNet: flostog@trwspf.trw.com ATT: 213.535.8602 ....!trwrb!trwspf!flostog Oh By The Way......... WHICH ONE'S PINK?