Our grandson (age 12) called last night to tell us about some birds,  
first just one, then several, that he witnessed burrowing out a hole  
in the snow. From his description, the birds sounded like robins.   
After discussing some other possibilities, we decided that is indeed  
what it was.  I had seen a robin on their property in Thetford the  
day before and watched it eating frozen crab apples.  Our son had  
also seen a robin early that morning as he walked down the driveway  
for the newspaper.
	Has anyone ever observed robins doing this?  I have seen Snow  
Buntings dig themselves a cave in the snow.  And I know bigger birds  
such as grouse will do this, but I have never heard of robins doing  
it before.  It actually sounds like a very smart thing to do in sub- 
zero weather!

Joanne Norton
Kendal at Hanover
	

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