Date: 1/6/26 3:14 pm From: Kent Patrick-Riley <kentpr675...> Subject: Re: [RV Birds] Huge numbers of robins on the Medford CBC, with a request
Ya,Pepper has the physique of Robin Hood, I more like Friar Tuck!
> On Jan 6, 2026, at 3:01 PM, Pepper Trail <pepper.trail...> wrote:
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> Thanks, Kent. So it sounds like the birds you saw were mostly leaving from the trees along the river and heading away from you downriver - not flying overhead, but away to the west or northwest. Is that right? If so, that suggests that the dawn birds we saw passing overhead at Gold Ray were most likely from the same roost as the evening birds. That's great information.
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> By the way, the spot we parked is a small (but safe) paved pullout on the left just after the Bear Creek bridge (coming from I-5). Very close to your ODFW spot (which is on the right), but perhaps offering a more open view of the sky.
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> Thanks again,
> Pepper
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> On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:12:16 AM UTC-8 Kent Patrick-Riley wrote:
>> Here is the satellite image as it was too big for the other email.
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>> On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:10:21 AM UTC-8 Kent Patrick-Riley wrote:
>>> I just returned from going to the spot on Bear Creek and Kirtland Road suggested by Pepper. I arrived later than I wanted -- about 7:25 AM - as the traffic was heavy on Kirtland & I had trouble finding the pull-out. I sat in my car for a few minutes looking around and only saw a few robins in the nearby trees and flying low. But when I got out and looked up, I saw a wide river of robins flying "downstream" about 100 feet above and 1/4 mile wide. There were too many robins to count. From 7:30-7:40 it was a continuous robin stream. Then the numbers started to dwindle and the robins began flying higher - around 200-300 feet. Small flocks began landing, resting, and then taking off, some flying within 25 feet. By 8:00 the flight was pretty much over. But while it lasted, it was as impressive as Pepper suggested - definitely worth seeing. Here's some directions to visit the spot where I was - coming north on I-5, take the Blackwell road exit and turn right and follow it for about 1.5 miles as it becomes Kirtland Road. You will pass a big industrial area on the left about 1/8 mile before the bridge over Bear Creek. Just after crossing the bridge, there is a quick turnout on the right -- an access parking point to Denham Wildlife area. I attached a general map and a satellite image to help locate it. I'm unsure if its the same spot as Pepper recommended, but it works.
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