Hello list, Last week and for 2-3 weeks previously, our lawn (about 2-3 acres worth) has been inhabited by 20-30 Am. robins (about 80-95% young of the year with immature plumages). Most them were eating what most robins eat i.e. insects, worms etc. But 1 or 2 individuals kept returning to a hanging basket of Portulacas. Thereon they on several visits, consumed the developed, but unopened buds, leaving the smaller buds and open flowers untouched. I just thought this was an unusual observation of interest to the list and a small addition to our knowledge of the dietary habits of our robins. Roger Troutman ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]