[Magdalen] Is it spring yet?

[Marion Thompson]

The buds are fat on my witch hazel and I have heard a cardinal signing 
his spring song, but it's still perishing and there's lots of snow.  
Blue sky, thanks to the High pressure system.

Marion, a pilgrim
On 2/5/2015 11:28 AM, Susan Hagen wrote:
> My copper colored witch hazel is blooming.  I am seeing many more
> birds and this morning a whole flock of starlings was working the
> yard.
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> Susan
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> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Some of my birds seem to think so! Yesterday there were two pairs of bluebird singing their little hearts out over by the boxes. I just hope they don't plan to nest anytime soon, because the babies will freeze!
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>> But looking out my kitchen window right now, I can see three enormous crows eating cracked corn on the ground, blue jays, mourning doves, cardinals, juncos, chickadees, titmice, lots of blue jays, a Carolina wren, a downy and a red-bellied woodpecker at the suet feeder, and a couple of sparrows. Some starlings left a little while ago. Haven't seen any house finches or goldfinches this morning, but they're around.
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>> Now, all of these are around all winter, but so far the bluebirds are the only ones tuning up for spring. It won't be long!
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