[Magdalen] The Grackles are back, the Grackles are back...

[Jay Weigel]

Our goldfinches stay year round now (they didn't when I first moved here).
You can tell spring is coming when they boys turn bright gold, which they
have now. The house finches haven't arrived back yet, though, nor have we
seen any rose-breasted grosbeaks. sure signs of spring as they stop by on
their flight northwards.

On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 2/26/2017 9:21:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
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> There's  a single Great Blue Heron that lives on the pond next door. A few
> weeks ago he  landed in one of my holly trees! By the time I got my camera,
> he was  gone.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> Though some of the Asian hollies do well here in NE Pennsylvania,
> the American Holly trees only survive in the sheltered valleys.   There
> are some beauties of the latter in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton down
> in the Susquehanna Valley.  I suppose now that it is generally
> warmer, it would be worth a try.  English Holly is simply too  tender
> for our climate.
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> Great Blue Herons were common summer visitors to our lake in
> the Upper Midwest, and the early riser, probably awakened by the
> resident House Wrens, was often rewarded by seeing the herons
> fishing just offshore in front of the cabin.
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> David S.
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