[Magdalen] Is it spring yet?

[Charles Wohlers]

Spring????? What is that??????????

It's snowing here in SE Mass., to add a little bit to the ~28" already on 
the ground. Predicted low tonight is -4 - about as cold as it ever gets here 
(most winters it doesn't ever get below 0F). I did see a cardinal this AM, 
who looked a bit puzzled by our lovely weather. Temperatures here (and in 
VT) have hardly gotten up to average over the past couple of weeks or so. So 
far, a very miserable Forevruary.

Chad Wohlers
East Bridgewater, MA USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Grace Cangialosi
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 11:09 AM
To: Magdalen
Subject: [Magdalen] Is it spring yet?

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!

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.

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!