Critter Chronicles --Addendum

I forgot to mention seeing a large group of robins in one small area of the park, all busily scurrying a few steps then stopping to listen, the way robins do. I'm not used to seeing such large groups -- over a dozen -- in a relatively small area. Come to think of it, I'm seeing a lot of robins, period, in the park and around home.

At any rate, one did find a worm -- pulled it out of the dirt, banged it on the ground a couple of times, then swallowed it in one long gulp.

We also had a mutant robin in the neighborhood, but I haven't seen it in a while. Large patches of white on its back and breast -- in fact, the breast was almost all white. It was much more timid than the other robins -- maybe it knows it sticks out.