The upper rear garden is a flurry of activity. Robins have discovered ripe berries on the ‘Mary Nell’ holly that is readily viewed from the sunroom. In recent weeks, the earlier ripening berries of the Koehne holly along the driveway were harvested, and for a few days, robins plucked berries from nandinas. Not to worry, robins do not consume the mildly toxic berries in sufficient quantities to cause a problem.
For an hour this morning, dozens of robins would fly to the large holly, grab their fill of berries, then fly in all directions to taller trees in the garden or the nearby forest. This was repeated until they had their fill, and all moved on. I expect the robins will return to feast until the berries have passed their desired ripeness.
While a variety of birds visit the sunflower feeder, robins are here only for the berries. The chaotic scene was a welcome distraction from my breakfast time reading of the day’s events.
Ramblin' through Dave's Garden 
thank you, Dave and your blog is a welcome part of our day as well. Thank you for the focus on nature.
As the snow melts, this afternoon, I watch as one squirrel chases others that venture close to discarded seed beneath the feeder. I enjoy the antics, but the chase is done with malintent. In any case, thank you for reading.
Up here in NH I saw my first Robin yesterday after our snow event. I need to plant more holly.
I plan to plant several deciduous Winterberry hollies in the spring along the edges of the garden. I’ll probably plant a yellow berried holly or two even though holly berries are also mildly toxic.
Yes thankful my pup is a smart dog he only chews on bones nothing outside. I am trying to make my place self-sufficient for the wildlife they so depend on me here and the seeds I toss out now. More berries will be good I leave fruit on trees for them, but I have a lot of wildlife and hundreds of birds.